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Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) [Lincoln's appointment of Joshua Reed Giddings as Consul General]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01413 Author/Creator: Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) Place Written: Washington, D. C. Type: Printed document signed Date: 25 March 1861 Pagination: 1 p. ; 36.4 x 46.7 cm. Order a Copy

Also signed by William Henry Seward as Secretary of State. President Lincoln appoints former Ohio Representative Giddings to serve as Consul General of the United States for the British North American Provinces. Has a seal on bottom left corner.

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Seward, William H. (William Henry), 1801-1872
Giddings, Joshua Reed, 1795-1864

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