[Document appointing Timothy J. Carter as a director of the Union and Pacific Railroad Company]Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865United States. President (1861-1865 : Lincoln)1863 OctoberHolograph document signed on Executive Mansion letterhead in which Lincoln appoints Timothy J. Carter as a director to represent the interests of the United States on the board of the Union and Pacific Railroad Company. Lincoln cites the "Act to aid in thManuscript, signed.text