Box 59x

Official naval commission appointing Marshall a Rear Admiral in the U.S. Navy from March 17, 1910, signed by President William H. Taft on April 14, 1910.

Commission to master in the U.S. Navy as of 15 September 1855, signed by President Franklin Pierce and Secretary of the Navy James C. Dobbin, 29 October 1855.

Commissioning certificate to commodore, dating from 25 November 1881, signed by President Chester A. Arthur and William H. Hunt, Secretary of the Navy, on 20 December 1881.

Commissioning certificate to lieutenant, dating from 16 September 1855, signed by President Franklin Pierce and James C. Dobbin, Secretary of the Navy, on 24 July 1856.

Certificate appointing Luce Honorary Commissioner to Spain, for the World's Columbian Exposition to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the discovery of America, held in Madrid in 1892.

Passport for Luce and his wife issued by the Department of State, Washington, D.C., on May 20, 1895. Document contains personal description: height, age, and facial features.

Certificate naming Luce one of the "Men of Mark in America" by the Advisory Board. Signed by Merrill E. Gates, Editor-in-Chief.

Special Passport as Commissioner General of the United States to the Columbian Historical Exposition, in Madrid, Spain. Signed by Acting Secretary of State William F. Wharton, 21 June 1892.

Certificate of membership in the Aztec Club of 1847 by virtue of his service as a midshipman during the Mexican War. Dated 13 October 1894, New York. Signed by four officers of the Aztec Club.

Document in Spanish awarding Luce the Great Cross of Naval Merit with mark for his services as U.S. delegate to the exposition commemorating the four hundredth anniversary of the discovery of America, Madrid, Spain, 1892. Signed by the Queen regent for her son, King Alfonso XIII, and by Minister of the Navy, Pascual Cervera, 1 March 1893.