LINCOLN, Abraham (1809-1865), President. Partly printed document signed ("Abraham Lincoln") as President, countersigned by Secretary of the Treasury Salmon Chase, with certification statement of U.S. District Attorney C. Delafield Smith on verso, Washington, 22 August 1862. 1 page, oblong folio (10 7/8 x 17 7/8 in.), bold manuscript heading "Abraham Lincoln" at top with printed title "President of the United States of America," the "i" in Lincoln's signature slightly smudged, minor stains, a few tiny holes do not affect text. Lincoln appoints James C. Curtis (1797-?) of Cochecton as a tax assessor for the 11th collection district of New York. Curtis had already served as the first judge of Sullivan County, N.Y., a state congressman and a state senator.