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LINCOLN SIGNED CIVIL WAR COMMISSION

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Item Details

Description

A military commission signed by President Abraham Lincoln, recorded on August 1, 1864, appointing Greenlief (sic) P. Davis (b. 1864, of Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts) to Captain in the Veteran Reserve Corps, signed in pen by Lincoln and countersigned by Secretary of War Eli Stanton, as well as marginalia signed by the Adjutant General Edward D. Townsend, on sturdy vellum paper, unframed
h. 19-1/2 w. 16 in.

Provenance:
Descended through the family of the appointee, Bedford, NY

Condition

Overall excellent, having never been framed or exposed to light, with some light staining in margins

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LINCOLN SIGNED CIVIL WAR COMMISSION

Name: LINCOLN SIGNED CIVIL WAR COMMISSION
SKU: 164649544
Price: 6500 USD
Availability: InStock

Estimate $5,000 - $7,000

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