LINCOLN, ABRAHAM. Engraved document signed ("Abraham Lincoln") as President, counter-signed by Secretary of the Treasury, Salmon B. Chase, Washington, D.C., 30 August 1862. 1 page, oblong 4o, 280 x 435 mm. (11 x 17 in.), cleanly split at central vertical fold, evenly browned. A TAX COLLECTOR'S APPOINTMENT. Boldly headed in manuscript "Abraham Lincoln," and, in type, "President of the United States of America," text in italic and roman.