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Abraham Lincoln Note Signed...
Description
Lincoln Endorses a Soldier's Discharge Just Two Months Before His Assassination
Abraham Lincoln Note Signed ("A. Lincoln"). Cut slip
of lined paper, measuring 2 3/4 x 1 1/2 inches. Signed by Lincoln:
"Let this man be discharged / A. Lincoln / Feb 11. 1865."
Written just two months before Lincoln's assassination.Condition: Mounting remnants on verso, resulting in a touch of adhesive staining visible on the recto. Verso edges lined with cello tape. Ink slightly smudged. Fold lines, one passing through Lincoln's signature.
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