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: Secretary of the Interior Washington,
Sir: June 22. 1849
Please transmit to me the papers on file in your Dept. recommending me for Comr. of Genl. Land office, if not inconsistent with the rules of the Department. Your Obt. Servt. A. LINCOLN
Annotation
[1] ALS, DLC. On the preceding day, Justin Butterfield had been appointed commissioner of the General Land Office by President Taylor.