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[POLITICS]. [CASS, Lewis (1782-1866). DICKENS, Asbury (1780-1861). Document signed ("Asbury Dickens"), as Acting Secretary of State. Washington, D.C.: 4 October 1836. 
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[POLITICS]. [CASS, Lewis (1782-1866). DICKENS, Asbury (1780-1861). Document signed ("Asbury Dickens"), as Acting Secretary of State. Washington, D.C.: 4 October 1836. 

Folio, 9 5/8 x 14 in., short separations at old folds, framed, not examined out of frame.

An official letter of introduction for Lewis Cass in his role as "Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Court of His Majesty the King of the French." It implores all concerned parties "to permit him...to pass freely without ...molestation."

Cass was appointed by President Jackson as US Ambassador to France and he presented his credentials on 1 December 1836, staying in the role until 12 November 1842.  

Property from the James Milgram, M.D., Collection of Broadsides, Ephemeral Americana, and Historical Documents
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