On the former U.S. Consul at Tangier

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Лот 199 | On the former U.S. Consul at Tangier
LLINCOLN, Abraham (1809 - 1865). Autograph note signed, ("A. Lincoln") as President [to William Seward], [Washington,] 30 March 1864.

Two pages on a card, 85 x 50mm.

Lincoln attempts to secure a post for diplomat James De Long, who had been posted first to Tangier and later at Aux Cayes, Haiti, It is said there may be a vacancy in the consulship at Callao [Peru], & if there shall be, and the Sec. of State is willing so am I, that Mr. De Long may have the place." De Long had made a name for himself in Tangier when he had arranged to have two Confederate officials arrested, much to the consternation of other European diplomats in the city. (See Graham Cornwell, "The Diplomatic Intrigue that Gave Morocco a Cameo Appearance in the U.S. Civil War," Smithsonian. 21 January 2020.


[With:] LINCOLN, Abraham. Endorsement signed ("A. Lincoln") as President, [Washington,] 17 December 1864. 1page, 86 x 63mm on a slip removed from a letter. Lincoln requests that "Tim S. McHenry" take the Oath of Dec 8 1863 and be discharged. Body of text in another hand with Lincoln writing the date. According to the Index of Compiled Confederate Military Service Records, McHenry was commissioned a captain in the 8th Tennessee on 15 May 1861.

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