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Partial partly-printed war-time DS as president, one page, 13.5 x 6, no date. Lower portion of a military commission, boldly signed, “Abraham Lincoln,

Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 14.75 x 18, March 6, 1865. President Lincoln appoints Arthur J. Pritchard as "Assistant Paymaster in ...

Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 21.25 x 16.5, August 26, 1861. Four-language ship’s papers issued to “Alfred C. Davis, master and commander

Extraordinary endorsement signature, “A. Lincoln,” at the conclusion of a note on an off-white 3 x 1.25 slip clipped from a larger document. Written i

A piece of wood from the original Rutledge New Salem Mill Dam. Section of board measures 18.5 x 9.5 and shows the original saw blade cuts and hand-hew

Clean 4.25 x 6.5 period cabinet portrait of Abraham Lincoln in a formal bust-length pose. Reverse is blank except for a contemporary identification no

Original and complete July 28, 1858, issue of the Daily Illinois State Journal, 16 x 24, four pages. Below the fold on the front page is an advertisem

American lawyer (1818–1891) best known as Lincoln’s law partner from 1841. He later wrote a biography of Lincoln, Herndon’s Lincoln: The True Story of

Manuscript DS, signed “D. H. Rutledge,” one page, 7.5 x 5.75, April 4, 1840. A summons for Reubin Black in a divorce case between Reubin and Nancy Bla

Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 8 x 9.5, September 30, 1868. President Johnson directs the secretary of state “to affix the Seal of the Unit

Pencil signature, “Andrew Johnson, Feb. 13th, 1871,” on an off-white 5 x 2.5 slip, with a typed collector’s caption affixed to bottom edge. Slip is af

Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 13.75 x 9.5, July 18, 1865. President Johnson appoints Edward H. Shelly as “Deputy Postmaster, at Rome, in t

Partly-printed DS, one page, 21.25 x 16.5, June 11, 1877. Four-language ship’s papers issued to “J. G. Baker, Jr., master or commander of the Bark Rei

Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 8 x 9.75, September 28, 1872. President Grant orders the “Secretary of State to affix the Seal of the United

Crisp ink signature, “U. S. Grant,” on an off-white 3 x .5 slip cleanly clipped from a check. In fine condition.

ALS, one page, 8 x 10.25, Mexican Southern Railroad Company letterhead, July 24, 1883. Letter to A. D. Shaw. In full: “Not having been at my office fo

Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 17.75 x 11.25, March 30, 1871. President Grant appoints Hanson A. Vance to the position of Deputy Postmaster

Partly-printed DS as president, signed “R. B. Hayes,” one page, 15 x 18.5, December 28, 1880. President Hayes appoints William Moffatt a “Second Lieut

ALS signed “R. B. Hayes,” one page both sides, 5.5 x 8.5, November 29, 1885. Letter to a general. In part: “I am not quite sure, but my impression is

Crisply-penned ANS signed “J. A. Garfield,” one page, 4 x 1.75, no date. Short note to an unidentified recipient. In full: “Please call at 3 p.m. toda