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Pierce, Franklin, 1804-1869 [Appointment of John Geary as governor of the territory of Kansas]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00071 Author/Creator: Pierce, Franklin, 1804-1869 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Document signed Date: 31 July 1856 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 36.7 cm, Width: 45.7 cm Order a Copy

Partially printed document signed by Franklin Pierce as President of the United States. Countersigned by William L. Marcy as Secretary of State. Accompanied by paper seal.

Pierce, Franklin, 1804-1869
Marcy, William L. (William Learned), 1786-1857
Geary, John White, 1819-1873

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