Sale 12436
New York
|
7 December 2015
Price realised
USD 3,250
Estimate
LINCOLN, Abraham. Partly printed document signed (“A. Lincoln”), Springfield, Illinois, 6 December 1849. 1 page, oblong 8vo. Matted and framed with photo of Lincoln. JUGGLING HIS DUAL ROLES AS CONGRESSMAN AND CIRCUIT RIDING LITIGATOR, Lincoln counter-signs this pay warrant for $80, issued to J. Harlan, an Illinois Circuit Judge, for the quarter ending 31 August 1849.
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