American politician (1808-1873) who served as secretary of the treasury for the first three years of Abraham Lincoln's term, after which Lincoln appointed him chief justice of the Supreme Court. In that role Chase presided over the 1868 impeachment trial of President Andrew Johnson. ALS signed “S. P. Chase,” one page, 5.25 x 8.25, August 14, 1862. Handwritten letter to Secretary of the Navy Gideon Welles concerning appointments desired by "The President"—Abraham Lincoln—concluding: "Is it but to say anything more." In very good condition, with overall creasing, and small areas of paper loss to the edges.
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