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There being a vacancy in the office of Secretary of the Treasury occasioned by the resignation of the Hon Salmon P. Chase and its acceptance, George Harrington Esq Assistant Secretary is authorized to perform all and singular the duties of Secretary of the
Treasury until a successor to Mr Chase shall be commissioned and qualified, or until further order. ABRAHAM LINCOLN
[1] DS, CSmH. See Lincoln to Chase, infra.