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Commission Signed by Abraham Lincoln

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Commission Signed by Abraham Lincoln
<B>Union Army Commission Signed by President Abraham Lincoln and Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton,</B></I> partially printed, one page, 13.5" x 17", Washington, D.C., March 10, 1863. One William J. Ellis is here appointed "<I>Commissary of Subsistence of Volunteers, with the rank of Captain</B></I>". Affixed with blue War Department seal and having the standard engraved vignettes of American eagle, flags and martial arms. Folds as expected, Stanton's signature slightly faded. Overall very fine condition.<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Flat Material, Small (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)