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LINCOLN, ABRAHAM, President. Partially printed document signed ("Abraham Lincoln") as President, countersigned by Secretary of State William H. Seward, Washington, D.C., 26 March 1862. 1 page, folio, circular paper seal, scattered light foxing, top and bottom a bit ragged, minor fold tears. APPOINTING A CONSUL FOR MOROCCO. President Lincoln and Secretary Stanton appoint Jesse H. McMeath consul of Tangier, and "request His Majesty, the Emperor of Morocco... to permit the said Jesse H. McMeath fully and peaceably to enjoy and exercise the said office.."