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Lincoln Military Appointment

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Autographs Start Price:2,500.00 USD Estimated At:5,000.00 - 7,500.00 USD
Lincoln Military Appointment
<Our item number 135757><B>Lincoln, Abraham.</B> &#40;1809-1865&#41; 16th President of the United States &#40;1861-1865&#41;. Document signed in full as President, vellum, 17½ x 14 in., Washington, 14 Aug. 1861. Countersigned by Secretary of War Simon Cameron. Appointing Norman J. Hall First Lieutenant in the 5th Regiment of Artillery. Fine; a horizontal fold traverses both signatures; slight ink transfer from lower engraving to &#34;Abraham&#34;. The engrossed portion is very light and Cameron&#39;s signature somewhat light, but Lincoln&#39;s is nice and bold. Lincoln got rid of the corrupt Cameron in early 1862 by appointing him minister to Russia. The Lincoln/Cameron combination is much less common than Lincoln and Edwin M. Stanton, who replaced Cameron and did an excellent job. <BR>Estimated Value &#36;5,000 - 7,500. <BR><BR>Our item number 135757<BR><IMAGES><P ALIGN="CENTER"><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.net/liveauction/49jpegs/135757.jpg"> </P></IMAGES>