29b. Certificate of commission, appointed Patrick Sarsfield Gilmore Aid-de-Camp of the Grand Army of the Republic; given by the commander in Chief at Albany, New York, September 18, 1891. Mounted in mat.
The text reads:
Grand Army of the Republic
The Commander in Chief of the Grand Army of the Republic
To Comrade Patrick Sarsfield Gilmore Greeting.
Reposing special trust and confidence in your Fidelity and Ability, and in your Zeal for the interests of the Grand Army of the Republic, and devotion to its principles, I do, by virtue of the power and authority in me vested hereby appoint you Aid de Camp and I authorize and empower you to enter upon and perform the duties of said Office in accordance with the Rules and Regulations of the Grand Army of the Republic, and for so doing this shall be your Commission.
Given at the Headquarters of the Grand Army of the Republic, at Albany this 18th day of September 1891.
[signed]
