This primary source comes from the Records of the Office of the Secretary of the Interior.
National Archives Identifier:
5716437Full Citation: Executive Commission for Silas H. Hodges of Vermont 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-silas-h-hodges-of-vermont-to-be-examiner-in-chief-in-the-us-patent-office, April 20, 2024]