Partly-printed vellum DS as president, one page, 15.75 x 19.5, May 20, 1864. President Lincoln appoints John F. Small as "Second Lieutenant in the First Regiment of Cavalry, in the service of the United States." Boldly signed at the conclusion in ink by President Abraham Lincoln and countersigned by Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton. The blue seal affixed to the upper left is creased but intact. In fine condition. A desirable Civil War military commission boldly signed by President Lincoln.
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