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Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 2 [Sept. 3, 1848-Aug. 21, 1858].

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Title
Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 2 [Sept. 3, 1848-Aug. 21, 1858].
Author
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.
Publication
New Brunswick, N.J.: Rutgers University Press
1953.
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"Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 2 [Sept. 3, 1848-Aug. 21, 1858]." In the digital collection Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/lincoln2. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 19, 2024.

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To Samuel Briggs1

Saml Briggs, Esq Springfield,
Dear Sir Sept. 29. 1857

Your letter in regard to organizing the town of Delevan, and also inclosing five dollars, has been received.

I have examined the statute, and considered your questions; and am of opinion that the original election having gone beyond the Town-plat, to the extent of a square mile, is lawful and valid.

I think the Trustees can not exceed a mile square, as boundaries of the town, but may lessen them, within the mile square.

The five dollars is a sufficient fee. Yours truly

A. LINCOLN

Annotation

[1]   ALS, RPB. Samuel Briggs was a resident of Delavan (current spelling), Illinois, which was incorporated in 1858 over the protest of many citizens.

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