reverse engraved "20-21 Maggio 1917" in the centre and surrounded by the engraved inscription "Marselli Sergio Monte Vodice"
together with a partially enameled Spanish coat of arms from Franco’s period also in solid Gold
stamped with “BIRKS STERLING”
the son of Matthew Crosby and Harriet Crosby
hallmarked on the suspension ring
United States. An 1862 Military Commission, Signed by Abraham Lincoln GTRexclude reverse engraved "20-21 Maggio 1917"An engraved broadside measuring 470 mm (l) x 340 mm (w), appointing William H. Forbes to Commissioner of Subsistence of Volunteers with the rank of Captain, Washington, 9 November, 1862. It was recorded by the Adjutant Generals Office on 10 March 1863. This letter is signed by the Secretary of War, Edwin Stanton, and Abraham Lincoln, as 16th President of the United States. The letter is accompanied by two table medals, bearing the profile of Abraham