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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$5,333$4,500
Auction: Books & Manuscripts - 2483Location: BostonDate / Time: November 15, 2009 11:00AM

Description:

Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865), Signed document, March 26, 1862, one page, on vellum, as President, appointment of Herbert M. Griffiths as a Carpenter in the United States Navy, countersigned by Gideon Welles as Secretary of the Navy, folio, together with some genealogical information on the family, (folds, seal with split, very bright and fresh).
Estimate $3,000-5,000

folds, seal with split, very bright and fresh

Keywords

Lincoln, Gideon Welles, United States Navy, Carpenter, Herbert M. Griffiths, President, Secretary