![LINCOLN, Abraham (1809-1865). Autograph letter signed ("A. Lincoln") as President, to R[obert]. D[ale]. Owen (1801-1877), Washington, 22 July 1863. [With:] original transmittal panel addressed in his hand and bearing his franking signature ("A. Lincoln").](https://www.christies.com/img/LotImages/2018/NYR/2018_NYR_16082_0131_001(lincoln_abraham_autograph_letter_signed_as_president_to_robert_dale_ow030906).jpg?w=1)
![LINCOLN, Abraham (1809-1865). Autograph letter signed ("A. Lincoln") as President, to R[obert]. D[ale]. Owen (1801-1877), Washington, 22 July 1863. [With:] original transmittal panel addressed in his hand and bearing his franking signature ("A. Lincoln").](https://www.christies.com/img/LotImages/2018/NYR/2018_NYR_16082_0131_000(lincoln_abraham_autograph_letter_signed_as_president_to_robert_dale_ow030855).jpg?w=1)
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LINCOLN, Abraham (1809-1865). Autograph letter signed ("A. Lincoln") as President, to R[obert]. D[ale]. Owen (1801-1877), Washington, 22 July 1863. [With:] original transmittal panel addressed in his hand and bearing his franking signature ("A. Lincoln").
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LINCOLN, Abraham (1809-1865). Autograph letter signed ("A. Lincoln") as President, to R[obert]. D[ale]. Owen (1801-1877), Washington, 22 July 1863. [With:] original transmittal panel addressed in his hand and bearing his franking signature ("A. Lincoln").
One page, 205 x 126mm, on Executive Mansion stationery (mounted to a card). The address panel, 75 x 134mm (mounted to a card).
Two weeks after Gettysburg, Lincoln introduces John Eaton, Jr. who had been assisting slaves freed by Grant's forces. Lincoln writes to Robert Dale Owen, then a member of the Freedman's Inquiry Commission, the predecessor to the Freedman's Bureau, introducing "Mr. John Eaton Jr. the gentleman of whom we spoke yesterday, as having charge of the freed men in Gen. Grant's Department. He comes to me highly recommended by Genl. Grant, as you know & also by Judge Sawyer of the U.S. Supreme Court. He takes with him, as suggested yesterday his report, for which, as then said, I shall be glad to have a comprehensive abstract." The same year Eaton received a colonel's commission and commanded a regiment of freed slaves, earning a brevet as brigadier general in 1865. From March to December 1865, Eaton served as assistant commissioner of the Freedman's Bureau. Not published in Basler.
One page, 205 x 126mm, on Executive Mansion stationery (mounted to a card). The address panel, 75 x 134mm (mounted to a card).
Two weeks after Gettysburg, Lincoln introduces John Eaton, Jr. who had been assisting slaves freed by Grant's forces. Lincoln writes to Robert Dale Owen, then a member of the Freedman's Inquiry Commission, the predecessor to the Freedman's Bureau, introducing "Mr. John Eaton Jr. the gentleman of whom we spoke yesterday, as having charge of the freed men in Gen. Grant's Department. He comes to me highly recommended by Genl. Grant, as you know & also by Judge Sawyer of the U.S. Supreme Court. He takes with him, as suggested yesterday his report, for which, as then said, I shall be glad to have a comprehensive abstract." The same year Eaton received a colonel's commission and commanded a regiment of freed slaves, earning a brevet as brigadier general in 1865. From March to December 1865, Eaton served as assistant commissioner of the Freedman's Bureau. Not published in Basler.