1848 Tennessee Governor Neill S. Brown Signed Commission — John F. Callan, District of Columbia
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1848 Tennessee Governor Neill S. Brown Signed Commission — John F. Callan, District of Columbia
$175.00
Original partly printed appointment issued at Nashville, August 18, 1848, signed by Tennessee Governor Neill S. Brown and countersigned by Secretary of State W. B. A. Ramsey, with a large embossed state seal.
The commission appoints John F. Callan as a Commissioner of Tennessee in the District of Columbia, authorizing him to take proofs and acknowledgments of deeds and perform related functions under Tennessee’s December 16, 1839 legislation. The relevant statutory provisions are printed below the appointment.
Tennessee’s state archives preserve Callan’s application for this position, dated August 10, 1848, providing a direct historical connection to the commission issued eight days later.
An additional handwritten note at the foot, apparently signed by Ramsey, requests his one-dollar fee for issuing the commission.
An attractive example of antebellum state administration, combining two official signatures, ornate typography, and a prominent embossed seal.
Condition: Light age toning and scattered spotting, intersecting folds and creasing, minor edge wear, and later pencil identification notes. Some ink disturbance around Ramsey’s principal signature; Brown’s signature remains bold.
