Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 7 x 6.25, July 8, 1845. President Polk directs the "Secretary of State to affix the Seal of the United States to the envelope of Mr. E. Everett's letter of recall." Matted and framed with an engraved portrait to an overall size of 21 x 13.5. In fine condition. A distinguished statesman and one of the great orators in American history, Edward Everett, a Whig, had been serving as US ambassador to the United Kingdom since 1841; with this document Polk recalled him from the position to promote a Democrat who backed the Polk administration. An uncommon document with a very interesting historical association.
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