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Lot of 32 Autographs by Lincoln's Administrators

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Autographs Start Price:350.00 USD Estimated At:700.00 - 800.00 USD
Lot of 32 Autographs by Lincoln's Administrators
<B>Abraham Lincoln's Cabinet Members and Administrators.</B></I> Group lot of 32 items in all formats by various members of Lincoln's administration. Includes: <B>George Ashmun</B></I> (ALS, June 14, 1845); <B>Edward Bates</B></I> (clipped FF); <B>Simon Cameron</B></I> (ALS, March 20, 1864), <B>Salmon P. Chase</B></I> (ALS, Dec. 6, 1864, accepting congratulations for his appointment as Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court); <B>David Davis</B></I> (signature on a card); <B>William Dennison</B></I> (signature on a card); <B>Edward Everett</B></I> (ALS, dated Nov. 18, 1864); <B>William P. Fessenden</B></I> (clipped signature); <B>Hannibal Hamlin</B></I> (ALS, Feb. 6, 1869); <B>Hugh S. McCulloch</B></I> (DS, Dec. 18, 1863, and 2 signatures); <B>John Nicolay</B></I> (LS, Dec. 18, 1867, and a signature on a card); <B>Gideon Welles</B></I> (signature); <B>William O. Stoddard</B></I> (ALS, Nov. 1, 1921, great content regarding Lincoln, in very small part: "<I>I... see him as a monumental presentation of the great idea of Growth...</B></I>"); <B>James Speed</B></I> (LS, June 19, 1865, and signature); <B>Caleb Smith</B></I> (signature); <B>John B.S. Skinner</B></I> (LS, Oct. 22, 1862); <B>William H. Seward</B></I> (ALS, Nov. 23, 1863); <B>Frederick William Seward</B></I> (two LsS and two clipped signatures); <B>John P. Usher</B></I> (2 signatures); <B>Lot M. Morrill</B></I> (ALS, Dec. 2, n.y.); and <B>Francis E. Spinner</B></I> (4 ALsS). Overall condition very good to near fine, with some letters bearing mounting remnants on verso. <I>From the collection of Henry E. Luhrs.</B></I><BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Miscellaneous Collectibles, Smal (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)