LINCOLN, ABRAHAM. Partly-printed vellum Document Signed, as President, military commission appointing Edward G....

LINCOLN, ABRAHAM. Partly-printed vellum Document Signed, as President, military commission appointing Edward G. Beckwith Additional Aide-de-Camp with the rank of Colonel. Countersigned by Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton. 19 1/2x16 inches; folds, docketing at upper left recto, paper seal intact, bold signature. Washington, 26 July 1862

Estimate $5,000 - 7,500

with--Edwin M. Stanton. Partly-printed Letter Signed, as Secretary of War, to Edward G. Buckwith, informing him of his appointment as Lieutenant Colonel by Brevet. 1 page, 4to, "War Department" stationery, with integral blank; folds. With the original envelope. Washington, 1 August 1865.

Price Realized (with Buyer's Premium) $7,000