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Fillmore, Millard, 1800-1874 [Authorization to affix the seal of the United States]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02775 Author/Creator: Fillmore, Millard, 1800-1874 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Document signed Date: 4 August 1851 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 24.8 x 20.4 cm. + 1 engraving ; b&w ; 26 x 16.2 cm + 1 engraving ; b&w ; 27 x 20 cm Order a Copy

Gives authorization to Robert P. Letcher to finalize the implementation of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo and to conclude a convention with the Mexican Indians. One black and white bust engraving and one black and white seated full length engraving included.

Fillmore, Millard, 1800-1874
Letcher, Robert Perkins, 1788-1861

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