PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES – A collection of four pieces including: MADISON, James (1751-1836). Document Signed ("James Madison") as President, Washington, 23 July 1812, an elaborately-engraved military appointment on parchment commissioning Daniel Chandler as "an Ensign in the 9th Regiment of Infantry", countersigned by William EUSTIS as Secretary of State. – MADISON, James. Document signed ("James Madison") as President, Washington, 20 February 1815, a military appointment on parchment commissioning Daniel Chandler as "a first lieutenant in the ninth Regiment of Infantry", countersigned by James MONROE (1758-1831) as Secretary of War. – ROOSEVELT, Theodore (1858-1919). Document signed ("Theodore Roosevelt") as President, Washington, 21 May 1904, a military appointment on parchment appointing John G. Chandler as "Brigadier General, retired". – TAFT, William H. (1857-1930). Document signed ("Wm. H. Taft") as President, Washington, 12 May 1910, a military appointment on parchment appointing John G. Chandler as "Brigadier General on the retired list of the Army". [With:] Two vellum military commissions bearing the secretarial signatures of Andrew Johnson and Edwin Stanton, 6 August 1866 and 5 March 1867, both issued to John G. Chandler.