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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 15.75 x 19.75, January 7, 1875. President Grant appoints Johnston Blakeley Creighton as a “Commodore in the Navy.” Signed at the conclusion by U. S. Grant, and countersigned by Secretary of the Navy George M. Robeson. The blue seal remains affixed to the lower vignette. In very good to fine condition, with a few small stains, and tiny areas of loss along the intersecting folds.
Johnston Blakeley Creighton (1822-1883) entered the Navy as a midshipman on February 10, 1838, and later became a lieutenant on October 9, 1853. He was formerly commissioned as a commander during the Civil War on September 20, 1862. During this year, Creighton commanded the steamer Ottawa, part of the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron. In 1863, he was assigned to special duty and served as commander of the steamer Mahaska, also part of the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron. During this period, the squadron was engaged in the bombardment of Forts Wagner and Gregg in South Carolina during August 1863. Creighton was transferred next to the Mingo (in the same squadron) and served as its commander until the end of the war.
On November 26, 1868, Creighton was commissioned as captain, and on November 9, 1874, as commodore, a rank confirmed with this very document. He became the commandant of the Norfolk Navy Yard in 1879. During his naval career, Creighton also served on the USS Cumberland, USS North Carolina, USS Oneida, USS Worcester, and USS Guerrier. At the time of his death, Creighton was retired as a rear admiral.
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