This primary source comes from the Records of the U.S. Senate.
National Archives Identifier:
5708361Full Citation: Message of President Abraham Lincoln nominating Silas H. Hodges, George H. Harding, and Thomas C. Theaker to be Examiners-in-chief in the United States Patent Office, referred to the Committee on Pate; 3/25/1861; Records of the U.S. Senate, Record Group 46. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/documents/document/message-of-president-abraham-lincoln-nominating-silas-h-hodges-george-h-harding-and-thomas-c-theaker-to-be-examinersinchief-in-the-united-states-patent-office-referred-to-the-committee-on-patents-and-, April 25, 2024]