John C. Calhoun Letter Signed: "The President...has appointed me Secretary of States" LS signed “J. C. Calhoun,” one page, 7.5 x 9.25, [April 1, 1844]. Letter announcing his becoming Secretary of State , in part: "I have the honor to inform you that the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, has appointed me Secretary of State, and that I have this day entered upon the discharge of the duties of that office." In very good to fine condition, with light creasing, and a trimmed top edge. President Tyler appointed John C. Calhoun as Secretary of State on March 6, 1844; he entered duty on April 1, 1844, and left the position on March 10, 1845. During his brief time in office, Calhoun supported the annexation of Texas as a means to extend the slavery and helped to settle the Oregon boundary dispute with Britain.

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