Civil War-dated partly-printed DS as president, one page, 16 x 13.75, October 20, 1864. President Lincoln appoints C. F. Adae of Cincinnati as "Consul of the Dukedom of Saxe–Meiningen, for the Western portion of the United States of America." Signed at the conclusion by President Lincoln and Secretary of State William H. Seward. Embossed in the lower left with the presidential seal. In very good condition, with intersecting folds, overall wrinkling and creasing, a few tiny holes affecting nothing, and spots of light irregular toning along the edges. German-born Charles Frederick Adae was a leading Cincinnati banker and businessman who served as a consul for various European dukedoms. Lincoln enjoyed strong support from the German-American community, and made key military appointments, most notably Carl Schurz and Franz Siegel, as a means to rally ethnic Germans to enlist in the Union Army during the Civil War. Pre-certified PSA/DNA.
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