2006-03
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 2/28/2006
LINCOLN, Abraham (1809-1865) Elected president with 40% of the popular vote in 1860 and 55% in 1864, he ranked 1st of 31 presidents in the 1962 Historian Poll; best of the 5 'great' presidents. He guided the Union through the Civil War and his actions resulted in freedom for over 4 million people. Partly-printed Document Signed, "Abraham Lincoln" 1p. quarto, Executive Mansion, Washington, D.C., June 30, 1863, and reads in most part: "...I, ABRAHAM LINCOLN, President of the United States of America, and Commander-in-Chief of the Army and Navy thereof, having taken into consideration the number of volunteers and militia furnished by and from the several States, including the State of Massachusetts, and the period of service of said volunteers and militia since the commencement of the present rebellion, in order to equalize the numbers among the Districts of the said States, and having considered and allowed for the number already furnished as aforesaid, and the time of their service aforesaid, do hereby assign Three Thousand and Seventy-two as the first proportional part of the quota of troops to be furnished by the Third DISTRICT OF THE STATE OF Massachusetts under this, the first call made by me on the State of Massachusetts, under the act approved March 3, 1863, entitled 'An Act for Enrolling and Calling out the National Forces, and for other purposes,' and, in pursuance of the act aforesaid, I order that a draft be made in the said Third DISTRICT OF THE STATE OF Massachusetts for the number of men herein assigned to said District, and FIFTY PER CENT. IN ADDITION..." Fine with dark bold signature. On July 14, 1863 Irish immigrants in Boston attacked a federal marshal who was distributing draft notices in the city. The riot resulted in the deaths of eight people and the destruction of several stores in Faneuil Market. This riot however pales in comparison to the New York Draft Riot which resulted in the deaths of almost 100 people most of whom were free blacks.
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