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James Buchanan Document Signed...
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Description
James Buchanan Document Signed as the fifteenth president and countersigned by Secretary of War Joseph Holt. One page partially printed, 16" x 10 ", Washington, D.C., February 27, 1861. This document is an official notice of the appointment of James Gray Jewell "Major of the Fourth Regiment of Infantry of the Volunteers of the District of Columbia". Holt was a major figure in Buchanan's administration. He later served as Judge Advocate General during the Lincoln assassination trials. This document was signed five days before Buchanan left office and Abraham Lincoln entered. U. S. War Office seal is embossed in lower left. Has been taped at the top to a mat. Age-toned with folds; fine.Auction Info
2008 October Grand Format Manuscripts Auction #692 (go to Auction Home page)
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October, 2008
17th-18th
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