Letter appointing Lieut. Col. W. W. J. Bliss to disburse money for furnishings - American History 1493-1945

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Field name	Value
Collection Reference Number	GLC02793.027
From Archive Folder	The Personal side of the Presidency: 32 letters and documents
Title	Letter appointing Lieut. Col. W. W. J. Bliss to disburse money for furnishings
Date	3 April 1849
Author	Taylor, Zachary (1784-1850)
Document Type	Correspondence; Government document
Content Description	Signed as President. Bliss was to act on behalf of the White House.
Subjects	President Finance Home Furnishings White House
Place written	Washington
Theme	The Presidency; Merchants & Commerce
Sub-collection	The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859
Copyright	The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Module	Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859
Transcript	Show/hide Washington, D.L April 3 1849 Lieut. Col. W.W. J. Bliss, U.S.A is hereby appointed to make the disbursements out of the appropriation for furnishing the Presidents's House, made by the Civl & Diplomatic Appropration Law of the 3d March last, as well as out of the balance of former appropriations for that object.