DS as president, one page, 18.75 x 13.5, March 19, 1861. President Lincoln appoints “Benjamin F. Trumbull of Illinois...to be receiver of Public Moneys for the district of lands subject to sale as Omaha, Nebraska territory.” Signed at the bottom “Abraham Lincoln,” and countersigned by Secretary of the Interior Smith. Double gilt matted and framed with a color portrait of Lincoln, to an overall size of 27 x 37. In very good condition, with moderate horizontal and vertical folds, one through a single letter of first name of signature, a light shade of overall toning, with a heavier strip to right side and some light creases to right side as well. COA John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and R&R COA. Oversized.
