LINCOLN ABRAHAM Partly printed vellum Document Signed as Pre

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UNCOMMON NAVAL COMMISSION OF REAR ADMIRAL LINCOLN, ABRAHAM. Partly-printed vellum Document Signed, as President, naval commission appointing George Washington Storer Rear Admiral. Countersigned by Secretary of the Navy Gideon Welles. 17½x14½ inches; folds, docketing written vertically at lower left recto, paper seal intact, signature bold, uncommonly good condition. Washington, 19 January 1863

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George Washington Storer (1789-1864) served for over fifty years in the U.S. Navy; his career included command of the USS Potomac, the USS Constellation, and the USS Brandywine. In 1858, Storer was appointed President of the Board of Examiners and in 1864, though he was too infirm to serve, Storer was commissioned Rear Admiral.