LINCOLN, ABRAHAM, President. Letter signed ("A.Lincoln") to A.J. Upson Esq., Springfield, Illinois, 11 October 1860. 1 page, oblong, 200 x 134 mm. (7 7/8 x 5 1/4 in.).

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LINCOLN, ABRAHAM, President. Letter signed ("A.Lincoln") to A.J. Upson Esq., Springfield, Illinois, 11 October 1860. 1 page, oblong, 200 x 134 mm. (7 7/8 x 5 1/4 in.).

Less than a month before the national elections which would send Lincoln to the White House, Lincoln responds to a collector's request: "Dear Sir, herewith I send you my autograph, which you request. Yours truly. A. Lincoln." Provenance: A direct descendant of the recipient.