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Abraham Lincoln autograph endorsement signed, dated 13 December 1864. During this point in the war Lincoln was pardoning Confederate prisoners in an effort to promote reconciliation between the North and South. Endorsement, written for a Confederate soldier, reads in full ''Let this man take the oath of Dec. 8 1863, and be discharged / A. Lincoln / Dec. 13, 1864''. Endorsement is matted and framed with a tinted lithograph of Lincoln. Endorsement measures approximately 2.5'' x 2.75''; frame measures 8'' x 13.5''. Light vertical creasing and ink smudging to date and ''A'' of Lincoln's name. Overall near fine.
War-Dated Abraham Lincoln Autograph Endorsement Signed -- 1864
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