This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 8/29/2014
Civil War-dated autograph note signed by President Abraham Lincoln, dated 27 February 1863. Note is in response to a political appointment request and reads: ''Murfy - already nominated for Pay Master -- Please present. / A. Lincoln / Feb. 27, 1863''. Measures 3.75'' x 3.25'' Toning, pencil outline around text (presumably for framing), and some smudging to writing. Ink is still dark. Very good condition. Lot also includes letters showing interesting provenance of this piece, as it was once gifted in 1941 by W. Atlee Burpee, Jr. of the iconic American seed company, Burpee & Co. Burpee gifted the note along with an engraving of Lincoln (also included) to his printing company, which ''printed my Father's first seed catalog in 1876, with a continuous record of having done work for our firm through two generations...'' Portrait engraving of Lincoln measures 7.25'' x 11''.