Name/Title
CommissionEntry/Object ID
2011.001.003Description
The certificate documents a military commission signed by James Madison when he was president of the United States and by James Monroe when he was Secretary of War. The commission is dated February 1, 1815. The document is a military commission for Edward White. It confirmed him as a captain in the 25th regiment of infantry as of March 14, 1814. The commission includes a War Office seal in white paper over wax.