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Lot 144
Sale 6425 - American Historical Ephemera and Early Photography, including The Larry Ness Collection of Native American Photography
Part I - Lots 1-222
Oct 23, 2025
10:00AM ET
Part II - Lots 223-376
Oct 24, 2025
10:00AM ET
Live / Cincinnati
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5,000
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$6,600
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Lot Description
[CIVIL WAR]. LINCOLN, Abraham (1809-1865). Naval appointment signed ("Abraham Lincoln") as President. 17 July 1862. Countersigned by Gideon Welles.
One page, approx. 14 x 17 in., framed to 15 x 18 in. Significant creasing, some dampstaining and wear to edges. Embossed seal at bottom.
Appointing Arthur Burtis Jr. an Assistant Paymaster in the United States Navy.
Burtis Jr. would receive later promotions long after the Civil War, including to Pay Inspector (1891) and Pay Director (1899).
This lot is located in Cincinnati.