Enclosure: Albert Gallatin’s Interim Appointment of Joshua Dodge as Consul, 15 June 1819
Enclosure
Albert Gallatin’s Interim Appointment of Joshua Dodge as Consul
American1 Legation
Mr Joshua Dodge is hereby authorized to act temporarily2 as Consul of the United States of America for the Port & Consulate of Marseilles and to continue to perform the functions of the said Office, untill the Will of the President of the United States as to the said appointment shall be known.— Given under the Seal of this Legation at Paris this 15th day of June 1819—and the 43d year of the Independance of the United States—
(Signed) Albert Gallatin3
Tr (DLC); subjoined to covering letter. 1st Tr (DNA: RG 59, LAR, 1817–25); conjoined with Tr of a letter from Gallatin to Dodge, Paris, 15 June 1819, transmitting the above appointment; at head of text: “Copy.” 2d Tr (DNA: RG 59, LAR, 1817–25); at head of text: “Copy.”
1. DLC Tr: “Amerian.” Both DNA Trs: “American.”
2. DLC Tr: “temporaly.” 1st DNA Tr: “temporarily.” 2d DNA Tr: “temporally.”
3. 1st DNA Tr here adds “Envoy extraordinary and minister Plenipotentiary of the U.S. of America.”