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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC07134 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1861 |
| Title | Authority to affix the seal to commission of Norman B. Judd as commissioner |
| Date | 26 April 1862 |
| Author | Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) |
| Document Type | Government document |
| Content Description | To "A Full power authorizing Mr. Norman B. Judd, to negotiate a convention, with the Gov't. of Prussia, on the subject of the rights of neutrals & belligerents in time of war." Judd, a Chicago attorney, was closely involved in Lincoln's election to the presidency. Judd expected a cabinet position but was instead appointed Minister to Prussia, a post he held until 1865. |
| Subjects | President Government and Civics Diplomacy Global History and Civics Foreign Affairs Treaty Neutrality Military History |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Government & Politics; Foreign Affairs |
| 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 |
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