TAYLOR, Zachary (1784-1850), President. Document signed ("Z. Taylor"), as President, Washington, 20 March 1850. Counter-signed by secretary of War George W. Crawford. 1 page, folio (14½ x 19½ in.) PRINTED ON FINE PARCHMENT, with elaborately engraved roman and calligraphic script at top, "The President of the United States of America," and with engraved motifs of an American eagle clutching lightning bolts and olive branch at top, and images of flags, cannon and muskets below. Creased from folding, otherwise fine. A FINE EXAMPLE OF A TAYLOR MILITARY APPOINTMENT, making David R. Jones a First Lieutenant in the Second Infantry Regiment, SIGNED JUST FOUR MONTHS BEFORE TAYLOR'S DEATH IN OFFICE.