Vintage leather bound hardcover autograph album dating from the 1860s to the 1870s and signed inside by 197 Civil War and post-war political and military figures, including Abraham Lincoln (three months before his assassination on January 11, 1865), Andrew Johnson, Ulysses S. Grant, Hannibal Hamlin, William Seward, Edwin M. Chase, Gideon Welles, John C. Fremont, Charles Sumner, Winfield Scott Hancock, and many others. AUTOGRAPH ALBUM SIGNED BY 197 CIVIL WAR AND POST-WAR POLITICAL AND MILITARY FIGURES, INCLUDING ABRAHAM LINCOLN, ANDREW JOHNSON, ULYSSES S. GRANT, AND MANY OTHERS. Previously owned by J. Browning with his ownership signature stamped to the front free endpaper. Accompanied with a 1920s typed note of provenance from E. Leigh Mudge, a Edinboro University professor, acknowledging the authenticity of the volume after receiving it from Brownings son, C. PREVIOUSLY OWNED BY J. BROWNING WITH HIS OWNERSHIP SIGNATURE AND ACCOMPANIED WITH A 1920S TYPED NOTE OF PROVENANCE FROM PROFESSOR E. Most pages multi-signed back-to-back, measures 8 by 5.5 inches, bound in full calf, front board contains a beautiful design embossed in gilt, edges gilted, and in very good to fine condition with minor rubbing to the boards, the spine professionally rebacked, minor soiling and toning to the endpapers and pages, and several pages professionally reattached including the first two that contain Grant and Johnsons signatures. HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT AND EXTREMELY RARE ALBUM OWNED BY SOMEONE WITH ACCESS TO THE HALLS OF POWER AND SIGNED BY THREE U. PRESIDENTS, ALONG WITH THEIR CABINETS. Historically significant and extremely rare album owned by someone with access to the halls of power and signed by three U. Presidents, along with their Cabinets. A complete list of all the signers are below. Grant – Commanding General; 18th U. Andrew Johnson – Lincolns Vice President, 1865; 17th U. Abraham Lincoln – 16th U. Chase – Chief Justice of the U. George Harrington – Lincolns Assistant Secretary of the Treasury. Hugh McCulloch – Lincoln, Johnson, & Arthurs Secretary of the Treasury, 1865-69, 1884-85. Colby – Register of the United States, Treasury Department. Barry – Assistant Treasurer of the United States, Treasury Department. Graham – Assistant Register of the United States, Treasury Department. Freeman Clarke – U. Hulburd – Deputy Comptroller. Hartley – Treasury Department official. West – Chief Clerk, Treasury Department. Joseph Smith – Rear Admiral; Fought in War of 1812; Served in Mediterranean. Frederick Tracy Dent – Brevet Brigadier General. James Allen Hardie – Inspector General of the U. Townsend – Brigadier General; Assistant Adjutant General chief executive officer of the War Department during the Civil War. William Nichols – Assistant Adjutant General. Rutherford – Brevet Quartermaster General. Unknown – Brevet Major General Volunteers. Fabens – Representative of Santo Domingo. Hale – Free Soil Party Presidential nominee, 1852; 1st Anti-Slavery candidate elected to the U. Benjamin Wade – President Pro Tempore of the U. Whitman – Deputy Commissioner, Internal Revenue. Huntington – Internal Revenue official. Cooke – Internal Revenue official. Parsons – Cashier, Internal Revenue. French – Director, First National Bank, Washington, D. Rollins – Commissioner, Internal Revenue. Augur – Major General fighting Indians under Sheridan in 1874. Unknown – Brevet Major General. Joseph Barnes – Surgeon General, U. Army patients included Lincoln (he was at his deathbed), William H. Seward (after he was knifed by a Lincoln conspirator), Garfield (months following shooting). Executive Mansion employee. Griffen – Executive Mansion employee. Luckey – Executive Mansion employee. French – Financial official. Robert Walker Taylor – First Comptroller. Smith – First Auditor. Moorhead – Director, Northern Pacific Railway. Ely – Assistant Private Secretary to the President (probably Johnson). Townsend – Brevet Major General; Assistant Adjutant General chief executive officer of the War Department during the Civil War. Unknown – Brigadier General & Provost Marshal War Department. Jay Cooke – Banker; Financed construction of western railroads; His bank failure caused Panic of 1873. Kennedys Profiles in Courage. James Edward Murdock – Actor, finest light comedian of his day. Winfield Scott Hancock – Major General; Democrat who lost to Garfield in 1880. William Henry Odenheimer – Bishop of New Jersey. The item “Autograph Album SIGNED by Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Johnson, US Grant, & Many More” is in sale since Monday, January 4, 2021. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Autographs\Political\Presidential”. The seller is “grayautographs” and is located in Spartanburg, South Carolina. This item can be shipped to United States.
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
- President: Abraham Lincoln
- Original/Reproduction: Original
- Featured Refinements: Abraham Lincoln Autograph
- Signed by: Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Johnson, Ulysses S. Grant
- Autograph Authentication: Guaranteed to pass PSA/DNA, JSA, or Beckett
- Signed: Yes
- Industry: Presidential
