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Lincoln presidential appointment,

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partially printed document on vellum with seal, dated July 17, 1862, appointing William W. Averell "Captain in the Third Regiment of Cavalry", signed in ink "Abraham Lincoln" lower right and "Edwin M. Stanton" as Secretary of War lower center, docketed top left corner "Recorded. Volume 17. Page 136. Adjutant General's Office, June 5, 1863. E.D. Townsend, Asst. Adj. Genl.", includes senate report dated February 23, 1888, related to William Averell's retirement, page 18 x 13-3/4 in.; modern wood frame. Toning, creases, fading, smudging, soiling, seal missing one point; frame with abrasions. Provenance: Property of a Descendant of William Woods Averell.

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