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Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 13.75 x 16.25, October 17, 1855. President Pierce appoints J. C. P. DeKraft as "a Master (in the line of promotion) in the Navy of the United States." Neatly signed at the conclusion in ink by President Franklin Pierce, and countersigned by Secretary of the Navy James C. Dobbin. The orange Navy Department seal affixed at the bottom remains intact. In fine condition.
John Charles Philip DeKrafft (1828–1885) was a U.S. Navy officer whose career spanned more than four decades, from the early years of the Naval Academy through the post–Civil War era. Born in Washington, D.C., he graduated with the Academy’s second class and rose steadily through the ranks, serving worldwide in the Mediterranean, Pacific, and Atlantic. During the Civil War he commanded USS Conemaugh, participating in key operations along the Gulf Coast and helping secure Fort Powell in 1864. After the war, he held important squadron, command, and shore assignments, including service as Hydrographer of the Navy and President of the Board of Inspection. Promoted to Rear Admiral in 1885, he died later that year in Washington, D.C., and was buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
From the collection of Mark S. Robbins.
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