Autograph Amos Kendall Postmaster General 1837 Charles Satterthwait Appointment

Description

This antique paper, hand signed by the then Postmaster General Amos Kendall ,measures aprox 10" x 16".
It is on paper with the US Seal and titled Amos Kendall, Postmaster General of the United Staes of America.
It is hand dated May 183
7 and appoints Charles Satterthwait as a Postmaster on the 14th day of June in Bucks County Pennsylvania.
The paper is split in
half and folded and has a few stains on it (please see pics), but it is a fabulous piece of history. It also bears the embossed symbol of the Post Office Department with the man riding a horse.
Thank you, enjoy!
From the Internet
Amos Kendall
(August 16, 1789 – November 12, 1869) was an American
l
awyer,
j
ournalist and politician. He rose to prominence as
e
ditor in chief of the
A
rgus of Western America
, an influential newspaper in
K
entucky. He used his newspaper, writing skills, and extensive political contacts to build the
D
emocratic Party into a national political power. An ardent supporter of
A
ndrew Jackson, he served as
U
S Postmaster General during the Jackson and
M
artin Van Buren  administrations. He became one of the most important figures in the transformation of the American news media in the 19th century.