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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01413 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1861 |
| Title | Lincoln's appointment of Joshua Reed Giddings as Consul General |
| Date | 25 March 1861 |
| Author | Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) |
| Additional authors | Seward, William Henry (1801-1872) |
| Document Type | Government document |
| Content Description | Also signed by William Henry Seward as Secretary of State. President Lincoln appoints former Ohio Representative Giddings to serve as Consul General of the United States for the British North American Provinces. |
| Subjects | Diplomacy Global History and Civics President Canada |
| People | Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) Seward, William Henry (1801-1872) Giddings, Joshua R. (Joshua Reed) (1795-1864) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | Foreign Affairs; Government & Politics; The Presidency |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |