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Civil War-dated partly-printed DS as president, one page, 14.5 x 9, April 23, 1861. President Lincoln appoints William H. Blair as “Deputy Postmaster, at Hamilton, in the State of Ohio.” Signed crisply at the conclusion by Abraham Lincoln and countersigned by Secretary of State William H. Seward. An embossed seal is present to the lower left. Archivally matted and framed with a portrait to an overall size of 29.5 x 17.25. In very good to fine condition, with a thin crack to middle of the seal, and slightly irregular toning (a bit heavier to the top edge).
Ten days before Lincoln signed this document, the American Civil War commenced with the Battle of Fort Sumter on April 12–13, 1861. Following the fort’s surrender, Northerners rallied behind President Lincoln's call for all states to send troops to recapture the forts and preserve the Union. Lincoln called for 75,000 volunteers for 90 days, with some Northern states filling their quotas quickly. There were so many volunteers in Ohio that within 16 days they could have met the full call for 75,000 men by themselves. While Union support was strong, the Southern reaction proved equal to the task. The call for 75,000 troops triggered four additional slave states to declare their secession from the Union and join the Confederacy. An appreciably early Civil War-dated document signed by President Lincoln.
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