LINCOLN, ABRAHAM, 1809-1865, President. Partly printed document signed ("Abraham Lincoln") as President, countersigned by SECRETARY OF STATE WILLIAM H. SEWARD, Washington, D.C., 20 April 1861. 1 page, oblong, 248 x 390 mm. (9 3/4 x 15 1/4 in.), printed heading "President ofthe United States," accomplished in manuscript, large papered Great Seal of the United States at left, minute hole at central fold, lightly browned, a few small repairs to minor fold separations.

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LINCOLN, ABRAHAM, 1809-1865, President. Partly printed document signed ("Abraham Lincoln") as President, countersigned by SECRETARY OF STATE WILLIAM H. SEWARD, Washington, D.C., 20 April 1861. 1 page, oblong, 248 x 390 mm. (9 3/4 x 15 1/4 in.), printed heading "President ofthe United States," accomplished in manuscript, large papered Great Seal of the United States at left, minute hole at central fold, lightly browned, a few small repairs to minor fold separations.

LINCOLN APPOINTS A POSTMASTER

President Lincoln "...reposing special trust in the Integrity, Ability, and Punctuality of Cornelius A. Walborn...appoint[s] him Deputy Postmaster at Philadelphia..."