To Sylvester Emmons1Jump to section
Dear Sir: Feb: 9. 1850
Yours of the 2nd. was not received till yesterday. I shall be entirely satisfied for you to receive the appointment you desire; still
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Yours of the 2nd. was not received till yesterday. I shall be entirely satisfied for you to receive the appointment you desire; still
I know, by conversations with the Marshal,2Jump to section that he will look to the wishes of the people of your county, rather than to mine, as to who shall have the appointment. Therefore as your friend, I advise you to get the recommendation of some of your prominent whigs---Dummer, Dick Thomas---Arenz,3Jump to section and such men, and I will most cheerfully present them to the Marshall when he shall be here. Very truly your friend. A. LINCOLN