2025 POTUS A Word From The President Abraham Lincoln Handwritten Word And Relic For Sale

The 2025 POTUS A Word From The President Abraham Lincoln Handwritten Word "sickness" And Historic Handheld and signed Relic #57/649 trading card is a limited edition collectible featuring an authentic handwritten word from Abraham Lincoln, along with a historic relic handled by the president. This vintage card from the US Presidents franchise is made of card stock with a thickness of 35 Pt. The near mint or better condition card is ungraded and comes with an handwritten word authentication from Sportscard Guaranty Corporation (SGC). A must-have for collectors of history-themed trading cards.Abraham Lincoln's Hand in the Case "sick ess": This document is a direct page from Abraham Lincoln’s personal legal notes and circuit court filings from 1854. During his 25-year legal career in Illinois, land title fraud, boundaries, and estate inheritance disputes made up a substantial portion of his private practice. Who Wrote It: Abraham Lincoln himself penned these specific, line-by-line summaries of the witness depositions. In the 1850s, lawyers traveling the Eighth Judicial Circuit had to manually write down "parol evidence" (oral testimonies) during court proceedings to build their final arguments. His Legal Strategy: The handwriting shows Lincoln actively picking apart the community's local history to save the case for the Complainant. By documenting Mordecai Bullock’s timeline of 1848 and tracking down the rumor of an "obligation in a trunk," Lincoln was attempting to prove a breach of contract and establish a definitive chain of title that "Old Billy" Davenport was trying to deny. Knowing that this exact script was drafted by Lincoln as an active trial attorney gives this otherwise standard frontier property battle a major place in American legal history.
Full transcription:Lucy Ann Davenport
vs
William Davenport & others
Evidence by Complainant
Mordecai R. Bullock— Is guardian of children of deceased, but is going to resign— has stop acting & has removed from county—
Deft objects to his competency & consents that his evidence may be taken subject to the objection.
Is a stranger well acquainted with all the parties— Pltfs including land in question— In 1848 J. J. D. lived on Sec 3. had been there several years— Is first cousin to Old W. D. & uncle to Petitioner— Says about time of survey & J. J. D. moving on to land Old W. D. told him there was a writing securing the title of the land in question to J. J. D. and thinks he heard Young W. H. D. say same thing— this at time of survey—
Thomas Bullock— Father of Petitioner After J. J. D. and W. D. told him that if he shows his children he have an obligation in their trunk (pointing to one) that would compel Will. D. to convey the land to John— This after records left the place.
William Bullock— Brother of Petitioner Since J. J. D. died, that J.J.D. owned the land was to have been a deed for it if he had finished clearing left something about it to his father— Was only talking with John.
Wm McGarity— Nov. talked with John very little in general way—
S. P. Shopes— All straight about rails on timber land—
Dr. Lemon— Nov. J. J. D. told H.
William Bullock recalled by Complainants. Don't know if Old W. D. ever he go with J. J. D. in his sickness.
Thomas Bullock— Did not see Old Billy at J. J. D. in his ***sickness.*The document shown on the Sportscards.com blog page is a Civil War-era presidential commission signed by Abraham Lincoln in Februay of 1865, days before he was assassinated..This specific type of document reflects a highly personalized, sometimes politically complex connection between President Lincoln and his close Illinois associate, William Kellogg.📜 The Document TypeThe image displays an ornate, partly-printed vellum document featuring an eagle and military vignettes. Historically, sitting U.S. presidents used these formal documents to appoint federal judges, territorial officials, and military officers.🤝 Lincoln's Relationship with William Kellogg A Longtime Friendship: William Kellogg was an Illinois politician and lawyer who shared a personal and political relationship with Lincoln spanning more than twenty years.The Political Context: Kellogg served as an Illinois Congressman during the early part of the Civil War. However, the relationship grew complex over time due to intense wartime political friction regarding patronage, military placement requests, and trading permits.🏛️ The "Kellogg Commissions"Historically, when collectors or historians refer to a "Lincoln commission" involving William Kellogg, it usually refers to one of three significant appointments that Lincoln authorized: Chief Justice of the Nebraska Territory (1861 & 1865): In 1861, Lincoln appointed Kellogg to be the Chief Justice of Nebraska. Kellogg took a leave of absence to serve in the military, eventually resigning the judicial post. Famously, on April 13, 1865—the very day before Lincoln was assassinated, this commission was signed making it one of the last things he did.