Appointing a tax assessor

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Lot 195 | Appointing a tax assessor
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LINCOLN, Abraham (1809-1865). Partly-printed document signed ("Abraham Lincoln") as President, Washington, 28 February 1863.

One page, vellum, 423 x 515mm (mild toning at margins). Matted and framed.

Lincoln appoints Ivers Philips as an "Assessor of Internal Revenue for the Eight Collection District of the State of Massachusetts." Countersigned by Salmon P. CHASE (1808-1873) as Secretary of the Treasury.
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