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Lincoln, Abraham
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Letter signed ("A. Lincoln") as sixteenth President
- paper, ink
1 page (8 x 5 in.; 202 x 127 mm) on a bifolium of Executive Mansion letterhead, text in a secretarial hand, Washington, 26 July 1862, to Z. Morse of Louisville, Kentucky.
Provenance
Charles Hamilton Galleries, 16 September 1982, lot 93
Condition
1 page (8 x 5 in.; 202 x 127 mm) on a bifolium of Executive Mansion letterhead, text in a secretarial hand, Washington, 26 July 1862, to Z. Morse of Louisville, Kentucky.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
Lincoln honors an autograph request from a border state with a bold, dark signature: "Herewith I send you my autograph which you desire."