APPOINTMENT, ARCHIBALD PAULL BURT, SENIOR QUEEN'S COUNSEL OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS

Handwritten Commission appointing Archibald Paull Burt as Senior Queen's Counsel in the Virgin Islands. Affixed are remnants of a red wax seal and ribbon. Dated 1 January 1850.
One large sheet of grey paper folded in half with most of the main text of the appointment letter written across the document (landscape format) on the front page when folded. The letter concludes on the inside page.
Remnants of a red wax seal affixed to a separate square of paper is attached by a green ribbon (now faded). Three vertical folds indicate the document was in the past folded twice more for storage. The document is stained in several areas possibly from the wax seal (or broken sections of the seal) pressing against the paper when folded. There are some noticeable oval indents from the seal at the top of the front page. The title of the document and when it was registered is written on the reverse between two of the folds. (The archaic letter known as the long S is used in the word commission.)
The document was drafted by Sinclair Bryan (Private Secretary) and authorised by Edward Hay Drummond Hay who was President of the Council in the Virgin Islands. His signature appears on the front page at top left.