James K Polk Proxy Signed Land Grant

by James K Polk S H Laughlin J K Stephen

$200 · Offered by Second Story Books

Signed

Washington, D.C. : 1848. Original 19th-century land grant issued to John Frederick Bosche in Mercer County, Ohio bearing an intact wax seal and the name of President James Polk. Document signed by Recorder of the General Land Office, S.H. Laughlin, and Assistant Secretary, J.K. Stephen, who likely also signed the document as proxy to President Polk. In Very Good condition overall, with mild age toning, mild wear to corners and edges, and creasing where the document

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