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WILSON, WOODROW. Partly-printed vellum Document Signed, as President, military commission appointing Samuel B. Arnold Major of Cavalry. Countersigned by Secretary of War Newton D. Baker. 19 1/2x15 1/2 inches; some fading to signature (but still legible), docketing at upper left recto, paper seal intact. Washington, 7 August 1916
With--Four vellum documents issued to Samuel B. Arnold: United States Military Academy diploma, signed by Superintendent John Moulder Wilson and 11 others. West Point, 11 June 1892 • Army School of the Line diploma, signed by Acting Commandant John Frank Morrison (thrice) and 3 others. Fort Leavenworth, 30 June 1908 • Army Staff College diploma, signed by Commandant Frederick Funston and 5 others. Fort Leavenworth, 30 June 1909 • U.S. commission appointing him Lieutenant Colonel of Cavalry, signed by Assistant Secretary of War William Moulton Ingraham. Washington, 3 August 1917.
