LINCOLN ABRAHAM Partly printed vellum Document Signed as Pre

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SCARCE COMMISSION FOR A MARINE CAPTAIN LINCOLN, ABRAHAM. Partly-printed vellum Document Signed, as President, military commission appointing James H. Jones a Captain in the Marine Corps. Countersigned by Gideon Welles. Approximately 17x14 inches; usual folds, seal intact; nicely framed. Washington, 5 August 1861

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Marine officer commissions signed by Lincoln are quite scarce, as less than 100 officers received commissions at the start of the Civil War. Jones, a Mexican War veteran, commanded company B of the Second Division, First Brigade at Bull Run.