Civil War-Dated Jefferson Davis Commission Mockingly Completed by Union Soldier

Congressman, Senator, and Secretary of War, was the first and only president of the Confederacy from 1861 until its collapse at the end of the American Civil War. CIVIL WAR-DATED OFFICIAL "JEFFERSON DAVIS, PRESIDENT OF THE CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA" COMMISSION FALSELY FILLED OUT AND SIGNED BY A UNION SOLDIER AFTER THE FALL OF RICHMOND. Civil War-dated partly-printed official "Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederate States of America" commission falsely filled out and signed by a Union soldier near the end of the war. Likely completed following the fall of Richmond on April 3, 1865, the yankee mockingly appoints a friend or family member, Margie H. Burnett of Plymouth, Massachusetts, as'Inspector in chief' of the lives, characters and habits of the. Mistresses of my Confederacy and to report the result to me after diligent enquiries. THE YANKEE MOCKINGLY APPOINTS A FRIEND OR FAMILY MEMBER AS'INSPECTOR IN CHIEF' OF THE LIVES, CHARACTERS AND HABITS OF THE. MISTRESSES OF MY CONFEDERACY AND TO REPORT THE RESULT TO ME AFTER DILIGENT ENQUIRIES.

Bearing the false signature of Confederate Secretary of State Judah P. Benjamin, contains one page, measures 11.75 by 8.75 inches, created in [Richmond] on April 23, 1865, and in poor to good condition with heavy toning and staining, a 5.5 inch separation down the central vertical fold, and minor paper loss to the top right and bottom left corners.

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