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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 15.75 x 10, October 9, 1861. President Lincoln appoints William Huntington of Washington Territory "to be Marshal of the United States for the said Territory." Boldly signed at the conclusion in ink by President Abraham Lincoln and countersigned by Secretary of State William H. Seward. The embossed white paper seal, affixed to the reverse, remains intact. In fine condition, with a couple spots of toning and small separations to folds.
Marshals were the only federal lawmen in unorganized territories, often the only federal representatives of any kind. During this period United States marshals were involved with all manner of law enforcement duties: from policing the border to pursuing outlaws and vigilantes, enforcing fugitive slave laws, and investigating counterfeiting and bank fraud.
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