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[1] ALS, RPB. The editors have been unable to identify the doctor whose business in the sixth congressional district would have justified Lincoln's request.
[2] John M. Palmer was defeated by Democrat John A. McClernand.
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[1] ALS, RPB. The editors have been unable to identify the doctor whose business in the sixth congressional district would have justified Lincoln's request.
[2] John M. Palmer was defeated by Democrat John A. McClernand.