AMERICANA 44 1863 Naval Appointment, Signed By Abraham Lincoln As President Splendid Lincoln Civil War document appointing Francis M. Bunce a Lieutenant Commander in the United States Navy, countersigned by Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Navy, with fragile paper seal present, handsomely framed. Bunce was promoted while serving aboard the sloop-of-war USS Pawnee, then enforcing a naval blockade off the Stono River in South Carolina. Bunce served with distinction during his 40-plus year career in the United States Navy, attaining the rank of Rear Admiral, in 1898. This commission is handsomely engraved with military vignettes, one of an emblematic eagle and another of sailing images featuring Neptune with his trident. Fold lines and minor wrinkling. Lincoln signature quite bold. Near-fine, handsomely framed. 49 LINCOLN, Abraham. Engraved document signed. Washington, February 21, 1863. Single vellum sheet (14-1/2 by 17 inches), partially printed and finished in a secretarial hand, embossed orange paper seal, floated and framed, entire piece measures 21 by 24 inches. $19,800
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