细节
LINCOLN, ABRAHAM, President. Endorsement signed ("A Lincoln") as President, text in the handwriting of John Hay, his secretary, n.p. [Washington, D.C.], 11 April 1865. 1 page, a small oblong, 24 x 73 mm. (2 7/8 x 1 in.), probably clipped from a larger sheet (a petition?), framed with a tinted portrait, verso of frame with typed note "Framed with wood from [Lincoln's] first law office in Springfield, Illinois."
DATED TWO DAYS AFTER APPOMATTOX AND THREE DAYS BEFORE LINCOLN'S ASSASSINATION
Over Lincoln's signature Hay writes: "Let these men take the oath of Dec. 8 1863." Presumably cut from a petition seeking release of men held as rebels or rebel sympathizers. This type of petition came to Lincoln's desk with great frequency. Not published in Basler, Collected Works or Supplements.
DATED TWO DAYS AFTER APPOMATTOX AND THREE DAYS BEFORE LINCOLN'S ASSASSINATION
Over Lincoln's signature Hay writes: "Let these men take the oath of Dec. 8 1863." Presumably cut from a petition seeking release of men held as rebels or rebel sympathizers. This type of petition came to Lincoln's desk with great frequency. Not published in Basler, Collected Works or Supplements.