Sold – Less Than 2 Weeks After Being Nominated for the Presidency in 1860, Abraham Lincoln Is Already Responding to Autograph Requests
With an original envelope in Lincoln's hand, showing what is almost certainly Lincoln's fingerprint.
On May 18, 1860, Lincoln, a little known one-time U.S. representative from Illinois, was nominated for the U.S. presidency by the Republican National Convention meeting in Chicago, Illinois. Hannibal Hamlin of Maine was nominated for the vice presidency. As a major party standardbearer, he almost immediately began receiving autograph requests.
Autograph Letter...
On May 18, 1860, Lincoln, a little known one-time U.S. representative from Illinois, was nominated for the U.S. presidency by the Republican National Convention meeting in Chicago, Illinois. Hannibal Hamlin of Maine was nominated for the vice presidency. As a major party standardbearer, he almost immediately began receiving autograph requests.
Autograph Letter Signed, Springfield, May 30, 1860, to D.H. Barnes. “You request my autograph, and here it is.” The original envelope in Lincoln’s hand is still present, with its postmark “Springfield, Ill.” intact. The whole is beautiflly framed with a picture of him. The large percentage of responses to autograph requests are in the hand of secretaries with Lincoln’s signature at the conclusion. It is much less common to find an ALS in this group. Of particular interest is the small fingerprint mark on the envelope, as it is almost surely Lincoln’s.
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