17" x 13" exposed area under mat. Fine, engraved vignettes on vellum appointing Captain Z. C. Edwards Assistant Quartermaster of Volunteers, February 21, 1862. The Abraham Lincoln signature on this early commission is unusually large and bold, fully 4" long, along with Edwin Stanton's signature as Secretary of War and Lorenzo Thomas' signature as US Adjutant General. SIZE: PROVENANCE: The spectacular collections of Ray Bentley featuring the finest and rarest deluxe antique Winchesters in the world. CONDITION: Very good to fine. Bright Lincoln and Stanton signatures. Other text has light fading, all in all appears better than average for most Civil War Lincoln commissions with a crisp blue official seal. Not examined out of frame. 53094-142 JS (4,000-5,000)