Appointed Paymaster General during the Civil War by Governor Kirkwood of Iowa

Civil War Congressman from Iowa

Member of the President Andrew Johnson Impeachment Congress

United States Commissioner of Indian Affairs

(1814-1901) He served as collector, treasurer, and recorder of Scott County, Iowa; was president of the State Bank of Iowa, 1859-66; during the Civil War he was appointed Paymaster General of Iowa troops by Governor Kirkwood; served as U.S. Congressman, 1863-69, and 1880-81; was chairman of the Committee on Revolutionary Claims; also served on the Committee on Pacific Railroads; was president of the Davenport & St. Paul Railroad Co.; and was appointed U.S. Commissioner of Indian Affairs by President Garfield, and served 1881-85.

Signature With District and State: 5 1/4 x 2 1/2, in ink, H. Price, 2nd Dist., Iowa. Excellent.