Folio, 14.75 x 10 in., dated March 8, 1861, appointing Andrew W. Miller Second Lieutenant in the District of Columbia militia, and countersigned by Simon Cameron as Secretary of War. An unusual, exceptionally early Lincoln appointment made four days after his inauguration. Condition: Losses affecting "States" and at the lower right hand corner slightly affecting the last "n" in Lincoln's signature.
Folio, 14.75 x 10 in., dated March 8, 1861, appointing Andrew W. Miller Second Lieutenant in the District of Columbia militia, and countersigned by Simon Cameron as Secretary of War. An unusual, exceptionally early Lincoln appointment made four days after his inauguration. Condition: Losses affecting "States" and at the lower right hand corner slightly affecting the last "n" in Lincoln's signature.
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