LS signed “A. Lincoln,” one page, 5 x .25, Springfield, Illinois, July 2, 1860. Brief letter to William H. Adams, written in the hand of Lincoln’s private secretary John Hay. In full: “Herewith I send you my autograph which you request.” Letter is attached to a slightly larger yellow sheet. In fine condition, with a very mild shade of toning from previous display. Accompanied by a 1949 TLS from Goodspeed’s Book Shop, which accompanied this letter at the time of its sale, with the original handwritten description affixed to the lower portion of the letter. During the summer of 1860, while Stephen Douglas stumped across the country, Lincoln never left his hometown or made any new speeches, letting the Republican party and his supporters handle the legwork which propelled him to the presidency. RR Auction COA.
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