[CIVIL WAR]. DAVIS, JEFFERSON, 1808-1889, C.S.A President. Document signed ("Jefferson Davis") as C.S.A. President, Richmond, 13 May 1863. 1 page, folio, top margin uneven, small separation at fold, original paper seal intact.

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[CIVIL WAR]. DAVIS, JEFFERSON, 1808-1889, C.S.A President. Document signed ("Jefferson Davis") as C.S.A. President, Richmond, 13 May 1863. 1 page, folio, top margin uneven, small separation at fold, original paper seal intact.

A RARE CONFEDERATE NAVAL APPOINTMENT

President Davis "...reposing special trust and confidence in the patriotism, valor, fidelity and abilities of Richard Taylor...appoint[s] him an Assistant Paymaster in the Navy of the Confederate States..." An unusual document.