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Lincoln Presidential Message

Lincoln Presidential Message

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Lincoln Presidential Message

Two printed presidential messages to the 37th Congress: one three-pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.5 x 8.5, April 21, 1862, transmitting a “copy of correspondence between the Secretary of State and Benjamin E. Brewster, of Philadelphia, relative to the arrest…of Simon Cameron, late Secretary of War, for trespass, vi et armi, assault and battery, and false imprisonment;” and one one-page both sides, 5.5 x 8.5, May 28, 1862, regarding a “resolution passed by the House of Representatives censuring the Hon. Simon Cameron, late Secretary of War.” Numerous binding holes and cuts to left borders, and an ink notation to the top of one, otherwise fine condition. RR Auction COA.

Auction Info

  • Auction Title: Rare Manuscript, Document & Autograph
  • Dates: #400 - Ended January 16, 2013