Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 [Appointment of James R. Partridge as Minister Resident of the United States at Honduras]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04306 Author/Creator: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Letter signed Date: 21 February 1862 Pagination: 2 p. ; 42 x 27 cm. Order a Copy
Countersigned by Secretary of State William H. Seward. Official notification of President Lincoln to Victoriana Castellanos, Acting President of the Republic of Honduras, that he has appointed James R. Partridge of Maryland as "Minister Resident of the United States" to Honduras. Partridge was appointed on 10 February 1862, presented his credentials in Honduras on 25 April 1862, and terminated his mission on 14 November 1862.
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