Lot 1009
Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865), 16th President of the United States.
AES, "A. Lincoln", 1p, 5" x 8" (Washington DC). Undated endorsement, as president, on a telegram sent from Springfield, Ill. to Lincoln on May 9, 1861. Magnetic Telegraph Co. form to "A. Lincoln" with a message that reads simply "Will you accept a regiment commanded by me for the war.- Wm. Phillips". At the bottom Lincoln has written "I think the name is Phelps - He is a good man. Will the War Department please answer him? A. Lincoln".
Repaired at the top with a reinforcing strip along the left edge. A Fine and attractive Lincoln presidential document.
Estimate 10,000 - 15,000
THE DOCUMENT OFFERS AN INSIGHT INTO THE HANDS-ON APPROACH LINCOLN WOULD TAKE IN THE WAR.
The note would presumably have been sent to Simon Cameron, Lincoln's first Secretary of War.
|
| |
| Realized $10,500 |
