Sale 2486, Part I - The Harold Holzer Collection of Lincolniana, September 27, 2018

5 4 c   (AUTOGRAPHS.) Herndon,William H. Partial Document Signed by Lincoln’s law partner as “Lincoln & Herndon,” pledging the firm to pay costs in an unspecified legal case if necessary, 3 x 8 1 / 4 inches; toning, taped into mat with later postcard of Lincoln. Np, 15 December 1858 [300/400] At this point Lincoln was still awaiting official confirmation of his recent Senate campaign loss against Stephen Douglas, but had returned to his law practice from the campaign trail. 4 5 c   (AUTOGRAPHS.) Grant, Ulysses S. Order to release a prisoner named Charles S. McGarrigle. Partly-printed Document Signed “U.S. Grant” as President, 6 x 7 1 / 4 inches to sight; horizontal folds, one passing through signature, signature very slightly smudged; framed and matted with a small colored engraving of Grant (dampstained). Not examined out of frame. Washington, 15 July 1869 [400/600] 6 c   (AUTOGRAPHS.) Seward, William. Autograph Letter Signed as Governor of New York to William Thomas M.D. of Philadelphia. One page, 9 1 / 2 x 7 1 / 2 inches, plus integral address leaf marked “10” for postage; moderate wear and short tape repairs at folds, address leaf nearly detached. Albany, NY, 10 January 1840 [200/300] Lincoln’s future Secretary of State acknowledges a recommendation for a patronage position as revenue collector in Dutchess County, NY, and also comments on the recent Whig national convention which nominated the Harrison-Tyler ticket for the presidency: “I concur fully in the sentiments you express concerning the result of the deliberations at Harrisburg.” with —a Civil War-era carte-de-visite portrait of Seward on a plain mount.