Beschreibung:

Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865). Partially printed document signed. 1p, 14.5 x 14.75 in. Washington, August 10, 1864. Appointment of Delano T. Smith as Direct Tax Commissioner for the District of the State of Tennessee. Signed by Abraham Lincoln as President (1861-1865), and William P. Fessenden (1806-1869) as Secretary of the Treasury (1864-1865). Document fully separated along central, vertical fold, but this does not impact the signatures. The top left corner of document is affixed to portion of loose album page, and a letter is affixed on the reverse side of this album page. The letter, headed "Treasury Department," dated May 9, 1864, is addressed to Smith and explains that although his nomination was not sent to the Senate as soon as it should have been, it was confirmed. The writer, whose signature is indecipherable, also references the slaughter at Fort Pillow, that will not be permitted to go unpunished. He also discusses the Confederate POWs, and states, It would do something towards the prevention of them, if the President would revoke his Amnesty Proclamation and insist upon putting colored soldiers upon the same footing with all the rest. An interesting letter from the Treasury Department. (See also Lots 185, 187, 205-206, which relate to Delano T. Smith and descended directly in his family.) Provenance: Descended Directly in the Family of Delano T. Smith Condition: Lincoln document fully separated along central, vertical fold, but this does not impact the signatures. Horizontal folds in document, some ghosting from folds. Top left corner of document still affixed to part of page from an album (this was previously housed in album/scrapbook), with second letter referenced in description affixed to the opposite side of the album page.