President Pierce's Nomination of Kit Carson
3/19/1853
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Just 15 days after his inauguration in 1853, President Franklin Pierce nominated Christopher "Kit" Carson to be the Indian Agent in New Mexico.
Text adapted from “Big and Famous is Not Always Best” in the November/December 2003 National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) publication Social Education.
Text adapted from “Big and Famous is Not Always Best” in the November/December 2003 National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) publication Social Education.
Transcript
Executive OfficeMarch 19, 1853.
To the Senate of the United States
I nominate Christopher Carson of New Mexico to be Indian Agent in New Mexico, to fill a vacancy.
[signed] Franklin Pierce
This primary source comes from the Records of the U.S. Senate.
National Archives Identifier: 306434
Full Citation: Message of President Franklin Pierce nominating Kit Carson to be Indian Agent in New Mexico; 3/19/1853; Executive Nominations for the Special Session of the 33rd Congress; Executive Nominations, 1789 - 2002; Records of the U.S. Senate, Record Group 46; National Archives Building, Washington, DC. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/documents/document/carson-nomination, October 3, 2024]Rights: Public Domain, Free of Known Copyright Restrictions. Learn more on our privacy and legal page.
