This primary source comes from the Records of the Office of the Secretary of the Interior.
National Archives Identifier:
5716438Full Citation: Executive Commission for George H. Harding of Pennsylvania to Be Examiner in Chief in the U.S. Patent Office; 3/28/1861; Records of the Office of the Secretary of the Interior, Record Group 48. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/documents/document/executive-commission-for-george-h-harding-of-pennsylvania-to-be-examiner-in-chief-in-the-us-patent-office, September 8, 2024]