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Wheeling Times And Advertiser
Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia
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President's appointments with Senate consent: Edmund Burke as commissioner of patents replacing Henry L. Ellsworth; Gouverneur Mellvile as secretary of legation to Britain replacing F. R. Rwe.; William I. Sules as charge d'affaires to Austria replacing Daniel Jenifer; Benjamin A. B-dlack as charge d'affaires to New Grenada replacing William M. Bradford; Anthony Ten Each as commissioner to Sandwich Islands replacing George W. Brown. Also deputy postmasters: James M. Bacon in Baltimore replacing Thomas Finley; George F. Lehmus in Philadelphia replacing James Hoyt; John L. Graham removed.
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BY AND WITH THE ADVICE AND CONSENT OF THE SENATE
Edmund Burke, of New Hampshire, is to be commissioner of patents, in the place of Henry L. Ellsworth, resigned.
Gouverneur Melville, of New York, is to be secretary of Legation of the United States near the British Majesty, in the place of F. R. Rue, resigned.
William I. Sully, of Georgia, to be charge d'affaires to the court of his Majesty the Emperor of Austria, in the place of Daniel Jenifer, envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary to that court.
Benjamin A. Bidlack, of Pennsylvania, to be charge d'affaires to the republic of New Granada in the place of William M. Bradford, recalled.
Anthony Ten Eyck, of Michigan, to be commissioner to the Sandwich Islands, in the place of George W. Brown, at his own request recalled.
DEPUTY POSTMASTERS
James M. Bacon, Baltimore, Maryland, in place of Thomas Finley, removed.
John L. Graham, removed.
George F. Lehmus, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in place of James Hoyt, removed.
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multiple resignations, removals, and recalls leading to new appointments in federal positions including commissioner of patents, diplomatic roles, and deputy postmasters.
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The President, with Senate advice and consent, appointed several officials to replace those who resigned, were removed, or recalled: Edmund Burke of New Hampshire as commissioner of patents replacing Henry L. Ellsworth; Gouverneur Mellvile of New York as secretary of legation to Britain replacing F. R. Rwe.; William I. Sules of Georgia as charge d'affaires to Austria replacing Daniel Jenifer; Benjamin A. B-dlack of Pennsylvania as charge d'affaires to New Grenada replacing William M. Bradford; Anthony Ten Each of Michigan as commissioner to Sandwich Islands replacing George W. Brown. Deputy postmasters appointed: James M. Bacon in Baltimore, Maryland replacing Thomas Finley; George F. Lehmus in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania replacing James Hoyt; John L. Graham removed.