Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 22.75 x 18.75, November 22, 1913. President Wilson recognizes the appointment of a Russian diplomat, in part: "Satisfactory evidence having been exhibited to me that Nikolai Bogoyavlensky has been appointed Consul of Russia at Nome, Alaska, and Seattle, Washington, I do hereby recognize him as such, and declare him free to exercise and enjoy such functions, powers and privileges as are allowed to Consuls by the law of Nations, or by the laws of the United States." Neatly signed at the conclusion by Wilson and countersigned by Secretary of State William Jennings Bryan. The crisply embossed white paper seal affixed to the lower left remains fully intact. In very good to fine condition, with some light toning and a small tear to the bottom of one of the intersecting folds. An especially interesting foreign relations document, as Alaska—which had been purchased from Russia for two cents per acre in 1867—was officially incorporated as a territory just a year earlier in 1912.Format: DS