Collection of three items signed by four Presidents: Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison and Woodrow Wilson. Lot includes:
1) Scalloped ship's paper signed by Thomas Jefferson as President and James Madison as Secretary of State. Attractive document features two nautical vignettes, undated, likely signed by the men prior to intended use as was the custom. With intact red wax-backed paper seal. Vellum document measures 10.25'' x 15.5''. Folds, else near fine.
2) Abraham Lincoln autograph note signed as President, dated during the Civil War on 16 September 1861. Lincoln writes in full, ''I approve the within, if no objection is known at the War Department. / A. Lincoln / Sep. 16, 1861.'' Visible portion of note measures 3.125'' x 2''. Not examined out of frame, but appears near fine.
3. Large Woodrow Wilson signature, measuring 5'' x 3''. Not examined out of frame. Some haloing to signature, else near fine.