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[1] AES, owned by Mrs. Isaac G. Roberts, West Chester, Pennsylvania. Lincoln's endorsement is written on a letter of Salmon P. Chase, January 17, 1864: ``Mr. W. Marshall Swayne, a clerk in the Internal Revenue Bureau, wishes to contribute to the Fair to be held in this city for the benefit of the Christian Commission a Series of bas reliefs heads of the President and the Heads of Departments. Mr. Swayne has modeled a head of myself and I think of Governor Seward, which are said to be good. His object is certainly a good one, and if you will give him a sitting or two to enable him to accomplish it, you will help it and at the same time gratify a very worthy gentlemen [sic]. He devotes only his spare hours to the work, not allowing it to interfere at all with his official duties.'' The bust sculptured by Swayne was finally sent to the Great Central Fair at Philadelphia (New York Tribune, June 15, 1864).