J. R. Poinsett signature, 1840 July 21.

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J. R. Poinsett signature, 1840 July 21.

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Part of an unidentified document dated 21 July 1840, containing the seal of the United States War Office, and the signatures of J. R. Poinsett, secretary of war, and J. L. Edwards, commissioner of pensions.

(0.1 linear ft.).

Buffalo History Museum, Research Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8181516

Buffalo History Museum, Research Library

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Poinsett, Joel Roberts, 1779-1851

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Charleston and Georgetown, S.C. attorney, plantation owner, and politician. Poinsett served as the U.S. Secretary of War under President Martin Van Buren from 1837 to 1841. From the description of Letters, 1837-1839. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 37522812 U.S. diplomat and secretary of war. An amateur of natural history, he imported and cultivated the Mexican flower named in his honor, and was one of the founders in 1840 of the National Institu...

Edwards, J. L. (James L.).

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