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William P. Fessenden signed slip. Lincoln's abolitionist Secretary of the Treasury signs ''Aff. to brother / W.P. Fessenden'' in black ink. As a post-Civil War Congressman, Fessenden led the Joint Committee on Reconstruction but voted against the impeachment of Andrew Johnson. Signed slip measures 3.5'' x 2''. Slight irregularity of trimming to edges and faint foxing to lower right, else fine.
William P. Fessenden Signed Slip -- Secretary of The Treasury Under Abraham Lincoln
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