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United States and Confederate States Postal History continued...

Presidential Free Franks and Autographs: Washington thru Lincoln continued...
Lot Sym. Lot Description  
1906 c ImageFranklin Pierce. Free frank "Free Franklin Pierce" as President on cover addressed in his hand to the Hon. James M. Rix, Lancaster N.H., part strike of "Washington City Free Dec. 12" circular datestamp, intact presidential red wax seal on back, clear impression, Very Fine, although Franklin Pierce free franks are relatively common, his presidential franks are scarce, and this example with the intact wax seal is outstanding (Image)

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 E. $ 400-500

SOLD for $700.00
Will close during Public Auction
1907 c ImageJames Buchanan. Free frank "Free James Buchanan" as President on cover addressed in his hand to Baltimore, clearly struck "Washington D.C. Jun. 9, 1860" circular datestamp, intact red Presidential wax seal on back, Very Fine, especially desirable with the seal (Image)

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 E. $ 400-500

SOLD for $550.00
Will close during Public Auction
1908 c ImageAbraham Lincoln. Autograph notation signed, "Col. Lewis Benedict for promotion. Submitted to the Sec. of War & General in Chg. A. Lincoln. Jan. 2, 1864" on envelope addressed "To Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States" with original enclosure from William M. Evarts, datelined "New York, Dec. 29, 1863", a hand-carried letter of introduction for John Taylor Hale of Albany, who is requesting a meeting with President Lincoln to discuss Colonel Lewis Benedict, red manuscript War Department notations, immaculate condition

EXTREMELY FINE. A MAGNIFICENT EXAMPLE OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN'S ENDORSEMENT AND SIGNATURE ON A HAND-CARRIED COVER WITH ORIGINAL LETTER OF INTRODUCTION WRITTEN BY WILLIAM M. EVARTS, WHO WOULD EVENTUALLY ACT AS CHIEF COUNSEL FOR PRESIDENT ANDREW JOHNSON DURING JOHNSON'S IMPEACHMENT TRIAL.

William H. Evarts (1818-1901) was chairman of the New York delegation to the 1860 Republican National Convention, where he placed Senator William H. Seward's name in nomination for President. He served on New York's Union Defense Committee during the Civil War. In 1861 he was an unsuccessful candidate for the United States Senate from New York. Evarts was chief counsel for President Andrew Johnson during the impeachment trial, and served as U.S. Attorney General for Johnson from July 1868 until March 1869.

The subject of the meeting and letter, Colonel Lewis Benedict, was captured early in the war and exchanged in 1862. In the Fall of 1862 he was given command of the 162nd New York Volunteers and joined the Banks Expedition. His actions in battle earned him a reputation for gallantry, and as this letter and endorsement show, Colonel Benedict was recommended for promotion. On April 9, 1864, he was killed in action during the Battle of Pleasant Hill, Louisiana. Subsequently Benedict received a posthumous promotion: "ACTION BY THE PRESIDENT AND SENATE. The President, on the recommendation of the Secretary at War, nominated, for Brevet Brigadier General, U. S. Volunteers: 'Colonel Lewis Benedict of the One Hundred and Sixty Second New York Volunteers, for gallant conduct at Port Hudson, Louisiana, to date from March 13, 1865.' This nomination was confirmed by the Senate, July 23, 1866." (Image)

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 E. $ 5,000-7,500

SOLD for $10,500.00
Will close during Public Auction
1909   ImageLincoln's Cabinet. Sheet of paper with signatures of William H. Seward (Secretary of State), Salmon P. Chase (Secretary of the Treasury), Edwin M. Stanton (Secretary of War), Edward Bates (Attorney General), Gideon Welles (Secretary of Navy), J. P. Usher (Secretary of Interior) and Montgomery Blair (Postmaster General), the Welles signature dated May 4, 1864, some mounting residue on back, Very Fine, extremely scarce assemblage of Lincoln's Cabinet members' signatures on one sheet, probably donated to a Sanitary Fair, if Lincoln's signature was also present, this would be worth more than $15,000 (Image)

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 E. $ 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $1,800.00
Will close during Public Auction

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