Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 2 [Sept. 3, 1848-Aug. 21, 1858].
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Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 2 [Sept. 3, 1848-Aug. 21, 1858].
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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.
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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 May 23, 2024.
Hon: J. M. Clayton Springfield, Ills.
Dear Sir: May 13. 1849
Permit me to introduce to your acquaintance my esteemed friend Charles H. Constable, Esq. Mr. Constable is a Marylander by birth, who came to our state ten years ago, has fought the whig battles faithfully with us ever since, and is now a favorite with us all. He thinks of being an applicant for Charge d' Affaires to one of the South American States2Jump to section and should he succeed, I, and I believe the other whigs of the state, will be much gratified. Your Obt. Servt.
A. LINCOLN
Annotation
[1] ALS, DNA FS RG 59, Appointment Papers. Charles H. Constable of Wayne County, Illinois, had been Whig senator in the Illinois legislature 1844-1848. Constable was not appointed.