Philip Kearny, nephew of S. W. Kearny, writes to John Walker at General Scott’s office regarding a certificate of merit for the men in Company "F" 1st Dragoons, expressing his regret for the omission of a recommendation for Scott’s orderly, Macrae.
At the forefront of a stump is a coat of arms, divided into two with two stars flanking a garb of wheat in the upper portion. Below is a saltire at the forefront of three pallets against a spotted background. At the helm is a cornucopia of flowers atop a torse. Above the image is the motto Cura et Industria.