Robert Perkins Letcher - People - Department History
Robert Perkins Letcher (1788–1861)
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State of Residence: Kentucky
- Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary (Mexico)
Appointed: August 9, 1849
Presentation of Credentials: February 7, 1850
Termination of Mission: Presented recall on August 2, 1852- Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned on May 29, 1850, after confirmation.