Manuscript DS, signed “B. Riley, Bt. Brigd. Gen'l U.S.A. and governor of California,” and "H. W. Halleck, Bt. Capt. & Secty of State," one page, 7.75 x 9.75, October 4, 1849. As governor of California, Riley appoints "Thomas Tilden a notary public in and for the District of San Francisco, California." Signed at the conclusion by Riley and countersigned by Halleck. The red wax seal affixed to the left side remains intact. In fine condition, with multiple horizontal folds. A desirable, early California document, pre-dating its admission into the Union—California sought statehood in 1849, and it was admitted to the Union as a free state on September 9, 1850.
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