January 25th Rare Autograph & Book Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 1/25/2024
LINCOLN, Abraham. Autograph note signed as President to an unidentified recipient. [Washington, D.C.J, dated January 7, 1865. Nine lines plus signature and date written in brown ink on the front and back of a notecard measuring 2 by 3 1/4 inches. Framed with portrait. An unpublished Lincoln autograph note signed, in which the President intervenes on behalf of a private: "Augustus Jesse's wife complains that her husband, as a private in 7 Ret C.R.C. is deprived of some of his rights. Will the commander of his regiment please look to this? A. Lincoln. Jan. 7, 1865." This note may have resulted from a personal visit to Lincoln by Jesse's wife, asking him to intercede on his behalf. The ink on the notecard is smudged, otherwise fine condition. The front of the card is in frame so a B&W copy of the front is attached to the back of frame, handsomely framed with a portrait.
Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was an American lawyer, politician, and statesman who served as the 16th president of the United States from 1861 until his assassination in 1865. Lincoln led the Union through the American Civil War to defend the nation as a constitutional union and succeeded in defeating the insurgent Confederacy, abolishing slavery, expanding the power of the federal government, and modernizing the U.S. economy.
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Abraham Lincoln Autographed Note Signed as President - Investigating a Wife's Complaint
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