Abraham Lincoln autographs are among the most collected historical documents not only in the United States but in the world. He is known for his economy of words, never using 2 when 1 would suffice.
As Grant Arrives in Washington to Take Control of All Union Forces in 1864
The naval hero of the Trent Affair had been convicted at court martial of insubordination to Navy Secretary Gideon Welles
An autograph album with signatures of Daniel Webster, John C. Calhoun, Henry Clay, James K. Polk, Winfield Scott, James Buchanan, and Sam Houston, Abraham Lincoln, William Seward, plus many others
Letter as President to Simon Cameron
The President lauds "distinguished service in the capture of Forts Hatteras and Clarke."
In January 1861, he acknowledges a private communication, originally sent by code, from his strongest supporter on-site, Abner Doubleday
From the South Carolina Secession Convention floor documenting the original call for secession and the formation of the Confederacy
Lincoln Commences the Civil War; Orders the Blockade of the Confederacy
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