Authority to affix the seal to letter to Pope Pius IX [credence for Rufus King] - American History 1493-1945

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Field name	Value
Collection Reference Number	GLC05526
From Archive Folder	Unassociated Civil War Documents 1863
Title	Authority to affix the seal to letter to Pope Pius IX [credence for Rufus King]
Date	16 November 1863
Author	Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865)
Document Type	Government document
Content Description	Rufus King's credence as ambassador to the Holy See.
Subjects	Civil War Government and Civics Diplomacy Religion Vatican President Global History and Civics Foreign Affairs
People	Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) King, Rufus (fl. 1863) Pope Pius IX (1792-1878)
Place written	Washington
Theme	The American Civil War; Religion; Government & Politics; Foreign Affairs
Sub-collection	Papers and Images of the American Civil War
Additional Information	Notes: Written on pre-printed document with spaces to fill in relevant details. Not in Basler.
Module	Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945
Transcript	Show/hide I hereby authorize and direct the Secretary of State to affix the Seal of the United States to {in Lincoln's hand: the envelope of a letter addressed to His Holiness Pope Pius IX [Mr. Rufus King's credence]} dated this day, and signed by me: and for so doing this shall be his warrant. [in Lincoln's hand: Abraham Lincoln] Washington, [in Lincoln's hand: 16th November, 1863.]