Item 57: Legal Contract of Abraham Lincoln for the Appointment of Samuel M. Barton, Deputy Postmaster, Signed by William H. Seward [removed to oversize box #1] , 1861 April 8
Item — Box: 9, Folder: 57
Dates
- Created: 1861 April 8
Creator
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865. (Person)
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Extent
1 items
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Type of Material:
Contract
Condition Note:
Fair. There is tearing present along the seams where once folded and minor water damage.
Measurements:
15 ⅜ in. x 9 ¾ in.
Description:
The following item depicts a legal contract of appointment by Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, for Samuel M. Barton. In the contract, Lincoln is appointing Baron as Deputy Postmaster at Wilkes-Barre. This grants him the powers of office, such as ensuring compliance with postal regulations or aiding the needs of the postmaster general. The contract was signed by Lincoln and the Secretary of State, William H. Howard.
Location:
Washington, D.C.
Transcription:
[The item is composed of both annotated and printed text. The printed text has been bolded.]
Abraham Lincoln President of the United States of America, To all who shall see these presents, Greeting:
Know ye, That reposing special trust and confidence in the Integrity, Ability, and Punctuality of Samuel M. Barton, I do appoint Him Deputy Postmaster, at Wilkesbarre, in the State of Pennsylvania, and do authorize and empower him to execute and fulfil the duties of that Office according to Law; and to have and to hold the said Office, with all the powers, privileges, and emoluments to the same of right appertaining, unto him, the said Samuel M. Barton, -------------during the pleasure of the President of the United States for the time being, and until the end of the next session of the Senate of the United States, and no longer.
In testimony whereof, I have caused these Letters to be made Patent, and the Seal of the United States to be hereunto affixed.
Given under my hand at the City of Washington, the Eighth------- day of April, --- in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and Sixty-one, and of the Independence of the United States of America, the Eighty-fifth.
By the President: William H. Seward Secretary of State. Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln President of the United States of America, To all who shall see these presents, Greeting:
Know ye, That reposing special trust and confidence in the Integrity, Ability, and Punctuality of Samuel M. Barton, I do appoint Him Deputy Postmaster, at Wilkesbarre, in the State of Pennsylvania, and do authorize and empower him to execute and fulfil the duties of that Office according to Law; and to have and to hold the said Office, with all the powers, privileges, and emoluments to the same of right appertaining, unto him, the said Samuel M. Barton, -------------during the pleasure of the President of the United States for the time being, and until the end of the next session of the Senate of the United States, and no longer.
In testimony whereof, I have caused these Letters to be made Patent, and the Seal of the United States to be hereunto affixed.
Given under my hand at the City of Washington, the Eighth------- day of April, --- in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and Sixty-one, and of the Independence of the United States of America, the Eighty-fifth.
By the President: William H. Seward Secretary of State. Abraham Lincoln
Creator
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865. (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Wilkes University Archives Repository
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84 W South St.
Wilkes-Barre PA 18701 US
570-408-2000
570-408-7823 (Fax)
ask.archives@wilkes.edu