LINCOLN, Abraham. Partially-engraved document signed ("Abraham Lincoln") as President, countersigned by Secretary of the navy Gideon Welles, 21 April 1864.
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LINCOLN, Abraham. Partially-engraved document signed ("Abraham Lincoln") as President, countersigned by Secretary of the navy Gideon Welles, 21 April 1864.
1 page, 490 x 395 mm on vellum, orange seal at bottom, creased, signatures slightly faded, matted and framed.
Naval commission for Charles W. Tracy appointing him Lieutenant.
Property from the Estate of Timothy E. Burton, Brookfield, Wisconsin
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