$4,500
Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) Secretarial Note Signed, Springfield, 6 February 1861. Single page of laid paper, inscribed on one side. To Mary Roxana Birchard (1827-1876), cousin of Rutherford Birchard Hayes, fulfilling her request for an autograph. Top and bottom torn neatly, with good margins, two small spots, mounted on a pale blue album page, 2 7/8 x 5 in. In this busy period between his election and inauguration, Lincoln attended to the last details before his departure for Washington. On February 6, 1861, Lincoln was still in Springfield, he accepted invitations to visit the New Jersey Legislature, and the citizens of Albany, New York on his way south. He and his wife also organized a farewell reception that was held on the evening of the same day. They entertained thousands. Lincoln boarded a train for Washington within a week of writing this note.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2013-06-01
