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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 June 17, 2024.

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To John M. Clayton1

Hon: John M. Clayton Washington,
Secretary of State. March 8. 1849

Dear Sir: We recommend that Archibald Williams, of Quincy, Illinois, be appointed U.S. District Attorney for the District of Illinois, when that office shall become vacant. Your Obt. Servts.

A. LINCOLN

Annotation

[1]   ALS, DNA FS RG 59, Appointment Papers. On the bottom of this letter is the following endorsement: ``I beg leave to urge this particularly E D Baker.'' Williams received the appointment.

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