Item 58: An Autograph of Abraham Lincoln, no date
Item — Box: 9, Folder: 58
Dates
- Created: no date
Creator
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865. (Person)
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Extent
1 items
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Type of Material:
Autograph
Condition Note:
Good. Slight vinegar smell. Backing was removed. No damage present outside of browning of paper.
Measurements:
3 in. x 1 ¾ in.
Description:
The following item depicts a signature of Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States.
The back of the item has a penciled annotation by another hand that states, “Foreign rulers #8,” which is likely a mistranscribed note before the signature was identified.
Transcription:
A Lincoln
Back, in pencil: [incorrectly labeled] foreign rulers #8
Back, in pencil: [incorrectly labeled] foreign rulers #8
Creator
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865. (Person)
Repository Details
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84 W South St.
Wilkes-Barre PA 18701 US
570-408-2000
570-408-7823 (Fax)
ask.archives@wilkes.edu