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Choice Civil War–dated ANS as president, signed "A. Lincoln," one page, 3.25 x 2, August 10, 1863. Lincoln writes, in full: "Send me over the commission for Mr. James." Matted with an engraved portrait to an overall size of 6.25 x 10. In very fine condition.
On the same day, President Lincoln met at the White House with Frederick Douglass, who urged the president to improve the treatment of African-American soldiers fighting to save the country. In the meeting, Douglass illuminated the importance of African-American enlistment for the Union cause, and Lincoln gave him permission to recruit in the South.
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