James Monroe Partly-printed D.S. as Secretary of War lp 4to Washington Dec. 17 1814 to Capt Levi powers Three months after becoming Secretary of War Monroe appoints powers to the rank of Captain in the infantry At this period in our history all promotions down to the rank of captain required Senate approval Interesting to note that the promotion was to take effect almost eleven months earlier A few light stains in places not detracting. Scarce in this format