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Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) Promotion of Ward Marston to Lieutenent Colonel in the Marine Corps.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00048 Author/Creator: Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) Place Written: Washington, D.C. Type: Document signed Date: 01 April 1862 Pagination: 1 p. : vellum ; 47.7 x 39.4 cm. Order a Copy

Promotion of Ward Marston to Lieutenent Colonel in the Marine Corps. Countersigned by Secretary of the Navy Gideon Welles. Partially printed from an engraving courtesy of American Bank Note Co. New-York. Accompanied by a paper seal.

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

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