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Lot #10
Abraham Lincoln

Wartime appointment for a Californian tax collector

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Wartime appointment for a Californian tax collector

Exceptionally desirable partly-printed DS as president, one page, 17 x 11, July 30, 1862. President Lincoln appoints Richard Savage of Santa Cruz as "Assessor of Taxes for the Second Collection District of the State of California." Boldly signed at the conclusion by President Lincoln and countersigned by Secretary of the Treasury Salmon P. Chase. In very good to fine condition, with light toning, some small stains, loss to the corner tips, and splitting to the fold ends.

Auction Info

  • Auction Title: Fine Autographs and Artifacts
  • Dates: #591 - Ended September 09, 2020





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