ɪn ˈeɪpɹəl wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti nˈaɪn, pɹˈɛzɪdənt jˈuːlɪsˌiːz ˈɛs. ɡɹˈænt ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd mˈʌlᵻnz ɪntˈɜːnəl ɹˈɛvənˌuː kəlˈɛktɚɹ ʌvðə fˈoːɹθ dˈɪstɹɪkt.
In April 1869, President Ulysses S. Grant appointed Mullins internal revenue collector of the fourth district.