Commission Signed Postmaster by Holt Joseph (1 results)
Published by [Washington DC] 1859
- Signed
Seller: Caroliniana, Aiken, SC, U.S.A.Caroliniana
Contact seller5-star sellerPartially printed commission measuring 18 x 13", headed "Joseph Holt Postmaster General of the United States of America," filled out in manuscript to appoint John Able as postmaster of Lightwood Creek in Lexington County, South Carolina. Signed by Holt in ink at the bottom. Holt was a leading member of the Buchanan administratio…n as Secretary of War, Postmaster General, and the prosecutor in the Lincoln Assassination trial. In very good condition with folding creases and mild toning.