WILSON WOODROW Partly printed Document Signed as President

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WILSON, WOODROW. Partly-printed Document Signed, as President, appointing Christopher H. Payne Consul of Colombia at St. Thomas, Virgin Islands. Countersigned by Acting Secretary of State Frank L. Polk. Approximately 15x15 inches; uneven toning overall, margins trimmed, folds, marginal dampstaining lower right, paper seal intact. Washington, 5 May 1919

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Christopher Harrison Payne (1848-1925) was the first African American to serve in the West Virginia Legislature and was a pioneer in the field of black journalism, establishing three newspapers: the West Virginia Enterprise, The Pioneer, and the Mountain Eagle.