Annotation
[1] ALS-P, ISLA. Kellogg was an attorney of Pekin, Illinois.
[2] Kellogg wrote on April 4, asking Lincoln to ascertain why he had not heard from the patent office in regard to two deeds sent for recording---the deeds being from William Wilcox to S.M. Whipple for the right of Colburn's Improved Iron Pump to several states and territories.
[3] Memorandum is as follows: ``Please examine this letter, and give me the desired information; and return this, to me with your own. A. Lincoln.''
[4] The penciled notations are as follows: Top---``Pekin PO-D.G. Colburn patee. 3 deeds/Recd. March 4 48''; Bottom---``The above deeds were sent / Sent Apl 5 Pekin P.O. Ills.''