06 September 1862
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
[Appointment of Cephas Brainerd, interim arbitrator (c/s Seward)]
Partly printed document, countersigned by William H. Seward, appointing Cephas Brainerd interim arbiter for the Treaty with Britain suppressing the slave trade. Docketed. With white paper seal. Watermark: Wilcox|Philadelphia.
GLC00457