Abraham Lincoln Autograph Endorsement Signed as President - PSA GEM MT 10 Exceptional Civil War-dated autograph endorsement signed as president, “A. Lincoln,” one page, 2.75 x 2.75, October 10, 1863. Lincoln’s brief handwritten message: “If the appointment within requested can be consistently made, I shall really be very glad.” In fine condition. Encapsulated and graded by PSA/DNA as "GEM MT 10." Accompanied by the original letter from which this endorsement was excised: an LS from William H. Seward as Secretary of State, one page, 4.75 x 7.75, Department of State letterhead. The letter, sent to Secretary of the Navy Gideon Welles, in full: “Permit me to introduce you to Mr. Francis H. Harrington, son of the Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, and to warmly recommend his application for a position in the Marine Corps.”

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