ABRAHAM LINCOLN (American, 1809-1865, 16th President) DOCUMENT WITH AUTOGRAPHS OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN, PRESIDENT, VICE PRESIDENT AND HIS CABINET.

ABRAHAM LINCOLN (American, 1809-1865, 16th President) DOCUMENT WITH AUTOGRAPHS OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN, PRESIDENT, VICE PRESIDENT AND HIS CABINET. Hand drawn pen and ink and watercolored document dated April 1865, Washington, D.C. Bearing the signature of: Abraham Lincoln as 16th President, Vice President Andrew Johnson, Secretary of State William H. Seward, Secretary of the Treasury Schuyler Colfax, Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton, Secretary of War Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Interior J. P. Usher, Postmaster General W. Dennison and Attorney General James Speed. The signatures are beneath a hand lettered legend “Autographs of the President, Vice President and Cabinet”. All within a hand drawn pen and ink oval border formed by American flags intertwined with laurel wreaths, the surmounted by a shield bearing the stars and stripes, with watercolor tinting of the flags and shield. Housed in a gilt molded wood frame with ivory matte. A rare Presidential souvenir. Lincoln, Johnson and the members of the cabinet probably signed this highly decorative piece as a souvenir to be offered at sale at one of the Sanitary Commission Fairs planned for the spring or summer of 1865 to benefit the Union Army hospitals during the Civil War. It can not be said with certainty when, in the first two weeks of April, Lincoln and the others signed this piece and it is unknown when it was offered at one of the fairs. Lincoln’s assassination was on April 14th, 1865. If this handsome piece retains much of its mystery it retains, as well a certain wistful charm. It stands as a momento of the last weeks of Lincoln’s life, when he looked forward to the end of the Civil War and a second four year term that he could devote to rebuilding the nation torn apart by armed conflict during his first administration. That dreams destruction turned this patriotically decorated leaf from a cheerful, conventional souvenir into a poignant memorial. PROVENANCE: Oliver R. Barrett Collection, Sold at Parke-Bernet Galleries, 20 April 1952 Lot 640. Sotheby’s Sale No. #6023, Lot 58 5/22/90. Estate of Dr. and Mrs. Stanwood Schmidt of Eureka, CA. SIGHT SIZE: 9-1/2” x 7-3/4”. CONDITION: Some foxing and light stains but generally very good with strong signatures. Generally very good. 9-95992 (30,000-40,000)

Auction: Fine Art, Antiques & Asian - Samoset 2003

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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	44	$27,025.00	ABRAHAM LINCOLN (American, 1809-1865, 16th President) DOCUMENT WITH AUTOGRAPHS OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN, PRESIDENT, VICE PRESIDENT AND HIS CABINET. Hand drawn pen and ink and watercolored document dated April 1865, Washington, D.C. Bearing the signature of: Abraham Lincoln as 16th President, Vice President Andrew Johnson, Secretary of State William H. Seward, Secretary of the Treasury Schuyler Colfax, Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton, Secretary of War Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Interior J. P. Usher, Postmaster General W. Dennison and Attorney General James Speed. The signatures are beneath a hand lettered legend “Autographs of the President, Vice President and Cabinet”. All within a hand drawn pen and ink oval border formed by American flags intertwined with laurel wreaths, the surmounted by a shield bearing the stars and stripes, with watercolor tinting of the flags and shield. Housed in a gilt molded wood frame with ivory matte. A rare Presidential souvenir. Lincoln, Johnson and the members of the cabinet probably signed this highly decorative piece as a souvenir to be offered at sale at one of the Sanitary Commission Fairs planned for the spring or summer of 1865 to benefit the Union Army hospitals during the Civil War. It can not be said with certainty when, in the first two weeks of April, Lincoln and the others signed this piece and it is unknown when it was offered at one of the fairs. Lincoln’s assassination was on April 14th, 1865. If this handsome piece retains much of its mystery it retains, as well a certain wistful charm. It stands as a momento of the last weeks of Lincoln’s life, when he looked forward to the end of the Civil War and a second four year term that he could devote to rebuilding the nation torn apart by armed conflict during his first administration. That dreams destruction turned this patriotically decorated leaf from a cheerful, conventional souvenir into a poignant memorial. PROVENANCE: Oliver R. Barrett Collection, Sold at Parke-Bernet Galleries, 20 April 1952 Lot 640. Sotheby’s Sale No. #6023, Lot 58 5/22/90. Estate of Dr. and Mrs. Stanwood Schmidt of Eureka, CA. SIGHT SIZE: 9-1/2” x 7-3/4”. CONDITION: Some foxing and light stains but generally very good with strong signatures. Generally very good. 9-95992 (30,000-40,000) Auction: Fine Art, Antiques & Asian - Samoset 2003 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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