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Franklin Pierce: Surveyor and Inspector of Revenue Signed Appointment. 16" x 19 1/2", vellum, Washington, D.C., December 8, 1855. An appointment of John R. Parham to "Surveyor and Inspector of the Revenue for the Port of Columbus in the State of Mississippi". Signed by President Pierce and Secretary of the Treasury James Guthrie.

Condition: Edge toning and typical folds. Clear signatures.


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