Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 1.

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Title
Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 1.
Author
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.
Publication
New Brunswick, N.J.: Rutgers University Press
1953.
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Letter Written to Silas Reed for John M. Neale1Jump to section

Hon: Silas Reed Springfield, Illinois,
Surveyor General &c. June 3rd. 1841

My object in trou[bling you] with this is to procure a contract of the [?] Surveying. You are favourably known by ma[ny promin]ent citizens of this city, and, in case you [shall be] disposed to

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treat my application favourably, I will procure any sort of recommendation from them that you may require.2Jump to section Yours with respect

JOHN M. NEALE

P.S. I have concluded to send two or three recommendations at this time, thinking it might enable you to decide on my application without further delay. J.M.N.

Annotation

[1]   ALS, IHi. This letter, including even the signature, is in Lincoln's hand. The document is mutilated, the editors having endeavored to supply the missing words in brackets.

[2]   See Lincoln's endorsement (infra).

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