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Abraham Lincoln: Autograph Legal Document. 8" x 8" piece of lined blue writing paper with thirteen [13] lines in Lincoln's hand, written in pencil. The case involved an error in describing the property that occurred post-sale and the efforts to complete the transaction. In full: "In the Strong case, Mr. Webber (the court clerk) will carefully go through all the papers - Bill, decree & whatever has the misdescription and correct the mistake, in as workmanlike manner as possible - & then get the purchasers of the misdescribed land to give up their deeds, and make them new ones, with correct description. I want it so fixed that it may not appear there ever was a mistake; & so you should not put the report you now have on file, but have a new one to make it at the next term. Do all this very carefully, & then destroy this note." Not in "Collected Works", but likely dates from 1853. Thompson R. Webber was Clerk of the Champaign County Court at this time. Obviously, Lincoln's directive to "destroy this note" was ignored. There is edge roughness at the bottom. In overall fine condition. From The Collection of Dr. Blaine HoumesAuction Info
2022 February 12 - 13 Lincoln and His Times Americana & Political Signature® Auction #6251 (go to Auction Home page)
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February, 2022
12th-13th
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