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Abraham Lincoln Document Signed

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Historical Memorabilia Start Price:500.00 USD Estimated At:2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD
Abraham Lincoln Document Signed
<B>Abraham Lincoln Manuscript Document Signed <I>"Stuart & Lincoln for Pl ainti ff,"</B></I></B></I> one page, 8" x 2.5", no place , June 18, 1838, a receipt for $420 received from Sheriff <I>"G. Elkin... in the case of Hickman vs. Braucher."</B></I> One of the earliest known examples of a Lincoln legal document we have ever encountered. Signed only a year after Lincoln formed his first partnership with John T. Stuart. Includes a letter of authenticity from Lincoln National Life Foundation and R. Gerald McMurtry. An extremely early piece. Noted in Barringer, <I>Lincoln Day by Day.</B></I> Overall quite clean, numerous tears have been reinforced on verso with lamination that does not bleed through, overall quite a nice presentation.<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Flat Material, Small (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)