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 April 25, 2024.

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Page 39

Petition For Appointment of Robert Allen1Jump to section

[c. April, 1849]

The undersigned Members of the Bar of the State of Illinois desire and would respectfully recommend Col: Robert Allen the appointment of U: S: Marshal for the District of Illinois aforesaid

A. Lincoln (If new appointment is made).

Annotation

[1]   DS, DNA FS RG 59, Appointments. Sixteen signatures appear on the petition, of which Lincoln's signature and endorsement are in fourth place. Lincoln must have signed this petition some time after his return to Springfield on March 31.

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