Auction Date:2012 Feb 15 @ 18:00 (UTC-5 : EST/CDT)
Location:5 Rt 101A Suite 5, Amherst, New Hampshire, 03031, United States
ALS - Autograph Letter Signed
ANS - Autograph Note Signed
AQS - Autograph Quotation Signed
AMQS - Autograph Musical Quotation Signed
DS - Document Signed
FDC - First Day Cover
Inscribed - “Personalized”
ISP - Inscribed Signed Photograph
LS - Letter Signed
SP - Signed Photograph
TLS - Typed Letter Signed
Highly desirable Springfield Marine and Fire Insurance Company check, 7 x 2.5, filled out and signed by Lincoln, “A Lincoln,” payable to Hurst & Matheny for $6.46, February 1, 1860. In very good to fine condition, with two unobtrusive cancellation cuts (one through beginning of signature, professionally reinforced on reverse), repair on reverse to a small hole in central blank area, and light toning to far right edge.
When Lincoln was a young lawyer in Springfield, Illinois, he lived in a room above Speed's store where his friends would gather around the fireplace and swap stories. Among these men were Charles R. Hurst and Charles W. Matheny. Hurst, who ran a dry goods store, partnered with Matheny to create the mercantile where Lincoln frequently shopped. James, Matheny's brother and an attorney, served as Lincoln's best man at his wedding to Mary Todd.
On February 1, 1860, Lincoln purchased a new suit from tailors Woods and Henckle and probably new footwear from Hurst & Matheny using checks from the Springfield Marine a Fire Insurance Company in preparation for one of the most important speeches of his life. On February 23, the ‘prairie orator’ journeyed to New York and four days later, on February 27, he delivered his famous Cooper Union Address in which he elaborated his views on slavery, catapulting him to national attention and securing his presidential nomination and election.
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