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Abraham Lincoln document signed ''Abraham Lincoln'' as President. The martyred leader's signature validates George A. Kensel's wartime appointment to the position of Assistant Quartermaster with the rank of Captain. Kensel's promotion is listed effective 3 August 1861, though this wasn't signed until 6 February 1862. 1pp. partially-printed document is countersigned by Lincoln's Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton. A blue War Department seal is affixed to the upper portion of the certificate, just beneath the title arcing across the top that reads: ''President of the United States of America''. Measures 14.75'' x 19.5''. Folds, else fine.
Abraham Lincoln 1862 Military Document Signed as President -- Immaculate Condition
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