Description: Cut Signature of JAMES LEWIS EDWARDS (1786-1867) March 10 1835. 3.75" x 1.5". Mounted on a scrap of green paper. James L. Edwards was the first Commissioner of Pensions and a founding member of Epiphany Church. Edwards was born in Petersburg, Virginia to Lewis and Mary (Danforth) Edwards on May 25, 1786. He served with the U. S. Marines during the War of 1812 and was awarded a medal for bravery. Although many sources refer to Edwards as a colonel, records show that he resigned from the army with the rank of first lieutenant. In 1816, he began working as a clerk in the War Department. He eventually became the principal pensions clerk, where he was responsible for many of the pensions granted to veterans of the Revolutionary War. When the Pension Office was created in 1833, Edwards became the first Commissioner of Pensions. He held this post until retiring on November 27, 1850. Edwards died on September 21, 1867 in Washington, D.C. Ask if you have questions. NO reserve. You bid, it sells!
Price: 17 USD
Location: Stratham, New Hampshire
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Industry: Historical
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Original/Reproduction: Original
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
