Partly-printed DS, signed “Wm. Sprague,” one page, 14 x 8.75, July 22, 1861. As governor, captain-general, and commander-in-chief of Rhode Island, Sprague appoints Henry H. Young as a "First Lieutenant in the second Regiment of Rhode Island Volunteers." Signed neatly at the conclusion by Sprague, and countersigned by John Russell Bartlett as secretary of state. Bright blue original seal remains affixed to the lower left. In fine condition.
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