Auction: Books & Manuscripts - 2571BLocation: BostonDate / Time: November 13, 2011 11:00AM
Description:
Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865), Signed document, one page, August 1st, 1864, on vellum, military appointment for William Hagadorn as Second Lieutenant in Veterans Reserve Corps, countersigned by Edwin Stanton as Secretary of War, seal mostly intact, 19 1/4 by 15 in., (washed and lightly faded, fold lines affecting signature, overall wear).
Estimate $3,500-5,000