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LINCOLN, ABRAHAM. President . Engraved document signed ("Abraham Lincoln") as President, counter-signed by Secretary of the Treasury, Salmon B. Chase, Washington, D.C., 30 August 1862. 1 page, oblong 4to, 280 x 435 mm. (11 x 17 in.), cleanly split at central vertical fold, evenly browned . A TAX COLLECTOR'S APPOINTMENT. Boldly headed in manuscript "Abraham Lincoln," and, in type, "President of the United States of America," text in italic and roman. Lincoln and Chase appoint Sheridan Schnook as New York State Federal Tax Collector. MS DS on verso by E. Delafield Smith, U.S. District Attorney, confirming the appointment.