LINCOLN, ABRAHAM, President . Engraved document signed ("Abraham Lincoln") as President, countersigned by Secretary of the Navy Gideon Welles, Washington, D.C., 20 April 1864. 1 page, folio, on parchment, accomplished in manuscript, large Great Seal of the United States at lower center , AN UNCOMMON NAVAL APPOINTMENT BY PRESIDENT LINCOLN, large orange papered seal at the bottom of the sheet, elaborately engraved by the American Bank Note Company with an American eagle perched on a rock with two sailing ships in the background, a large calligraphic legend "President of the United States of America," and, at bottom, a large vignette of mermaids, tritons and winged horses above a group of crossed flags, cannon and other military paraphernalia . Even age-toning. The President and Secretary of the Navy appoint Charles Green a Captain in the U.S. Navy. Naval appointments signed by Lincoln are significantly scarcer than army appointments, due to the far smaller compliment of naval officers. Charles Green had a distinguished career during the war, taking a total of six Confederate vessels on the opens sea (see notes to lot 13).
LINCOLN, ABRAHAM, President . Engraved document signed ("Abraham Lincoln") as President, countersigned by Secretary of the Navy Gideon Welles, Washington, D.C., 20 April 1864. 1 page, folio, on parchment, accomplished in manuscript, large Great Seal of the United States at lower center , AN UNCOMMON NAVAL APPOINTMENT BY PRESIDENT LINCOLN, large orange papered seal at the bottom of the sheet, elaborately engraved by the American Bank Note Company with an American eagle perched on a rock with two sailing ships in the background, a large calligraphic legend "President of the United States of America," and, at bottom, a large vignette of mermaids, tritons and winged horses above a group of crossed flags, cannon and other military paraphernalia . Even age-toning. The President and Secretary of the Navy appoint Charles Green a Captain in the U.S. Navy. Naval appointments signed by Lincoln are significantly scarcer than army appointments, due to the far smaller compliment of naval officers. Charles Green had a distinguished career during the war, taking a total of six Confederate vessels on the opens sea (see notes to lot 13).
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