Woodrow Wilson. Engraved document signed ("Woodrow Wilson") as twenty-eighth president, on paper (17 7/8 x 14 3/4 in.; 454 x 375 mm), Washington, 13 August 1915, accomplished in a clerical hand, countersigned by the Secretary of the Navy ("Josephus Daniels") and registrar W. Hanna, being Ernest D. McWhorter's appointment as Lieutenant, embossed blue paper seal of the Navy Department; a bit of foxing at top margin. — Engraved document signed ("Woodrow Wilson") as twenty-eighth president, on paper (14 x 18 in.; 354 x 457 mm), Washington, 22 March 1916, accomplished in a clerical hand, countersigned by the Postmaster General ("A. S. Burleson"), being Charles L. Harris's appointment as Postmaster at Cato, New York, embossed gold paper seal of the Post Office Department; browned on verso. — Warren G. Harding. Engraved document signed ("Warren G. Harding") as twenty-ninth president, on paper (14 x 18 in.; 354 x 457 mm), Washinton, 13 January 1923, accomplished in a clerical hand, countersigned by the Postmaster General ("Hubert Work"), being Henry L. Ripley's appointment as Postmaster at Edgartown, Massachusetts, embossed seal of the Post Office Department; lightly browned. — Engraved document signed ("Warren G. Harding") as twenty-ninth president, on paper (14 5/8 x18 7/8 in.; 377 x 478 mm), Washington, 11 April 1923, accomplished in a clerical hand, countersigned by the Acting Attorney General ("Augustus T. Seymour"), being Allen Curry's appointment as U.S. Attorney for the eastern district of Missouri, with the embossed red paper seal of the Justice Department; browned, dampstained at top margin. — Calvin Coolidge. Engraved document signed ("Calvin Coolidge") as thirtieth president, on paper (14 7/8 x 18 7/8 in.; 378 x 478 mm), Washington, 17 May 1924, accomplished in a clerical hand, countersigned by the Attorney General ("Harlan F. Stone"), being Allen Curry's appointment as U.S. Attorney for the eastern district of Missouri, with the embossed red paper seal of the Justice Department; browned, dampstained at top margin. — Herbert Hoover. Engraved document signed ("Herbert Hoover") as thirty-first president, on paper (19 x 23 in.; 482 x 585 mm), Washington, 2 May 1929, accomplished in a clerical hand, countersigned by the Secretary of State ("Henry L Stimson"), being William D. L. Starbuck's appointment as a Member of the Federal Radio Commission, with the embossed  paper seal of the United States.

Woodrow Wilson. Engraved document signed ("Woodrow Wilson") as twenty-eighth president, on paper (17 7/8 x 14 3/4 in.; 454 x 375 mm), Washington, 13 August 1915, accomplished in a clerical hand, countersigned by the Secretary of the Navy ("Josephus Daniels") and registrar W. Hanna, being Ernest D. McWhorter's appointment as Lieutenant, embossed blue paper seal of the Navy Department; a bit of foxing at top margin. — Engraved document signed ("Woodrow Wilson") as twenty-eighth president, on paper (14 x 18 in.; 354 x 457 mm), Washington, 22 March 1916, accomplished in a clerical hand, countersigned by the Postmaster General ("A. S. Burleson"), being Charles L. Harris's appointment as Postmaster at Cato, New York, embossed gold paper seal of the Post Office Department; browned on verso. — Warren G. Harding. Engraved document signed ("Warren G. Harding") as twenty-ninth president, on paper (14 x 18 in.; 354 x 457 mm), Washinton, 13 January 1923, accomplished in a clerical hand, countersigned by the Postmaster General ("Hubert Work"), being Henry L. Ripley's appointment as Postmaster at Edgartown, Massachusetts, embossed seal of the Post Office Department; lightly browned. — Engraved document signed ("Warren G. Harding") as twenty-ninth president, on paper (14 5/8 x18 7/8 in.; 377 x 478 mm), Washington, 11 April 1923, accomplished in a clerical hand, countersigned by the Acting Attorney General ("Augustus T. Seymour"), being Allen Curry's appointment as U.S. Attorney for the eastern district of Missouri, with the embossed red paper seal of the Justice Department; browned, dampstained at top margin. — Calvin Coolidge. Engraved document signed ("Calvin Coolidge") as thirtieth president, on paper (14 7/8 x 18 7/8 in.; 378 x 478 mm), Washington, 17 May 1924, accomplished in a clerical hand, countersigned by the Attorney General ("Harlan F. Stone"), being Allen Curry's appointment as U.S. Attorney for the eastern district of Missouri, with the embossed red paper seal of the Justice Department; browned, dampstained at top margin. — Herbert Hoover. Engraved document signed ("Herbert Hoover") as thirty-first president, on paper (19 x 23 in.; 482 x 585 mm), Washington, 2 May 1929, accomplished in a clerical hand, countersigned by the Secretary of State ("Henry L Stimson"), being William D. L. Starbuck's appointment as a Member of the Federal Radio Commission, with the embossed paper seal of the United States.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
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