11-15-200911-15-2009
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
2483Boston
November 15, 2009 11:00 AMCalender
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Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865)

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$3,851$3,250
Auction: Books & Manuscripts - 2483Location: BostonDate / Time: November 15, 2009 11:00AM

Description:

Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865), Signed document, July 10, 1864, one page, as President, on vellum, military commission issued to Michael Burdett as Hospital Chaplain, countersigned by Edwin Stanton as Secretary of War, folio, (red ink staining in right margin and edge of text, folds, marginal toning and large light brown stain in the cartouche).
Estimate $3,000-5,000

red ink staining in right margin and edge of text, folds, marginal toning and large light brown stain in the cartouche

Keywords

Lincoln, Edwin Stanton, Michael Burdett, President, Secretary, Hospital Chaplain