Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 4 [Mar. 5, 1860-Oct. 24, 1861].

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Title: Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 4 [Mar. 5, 1860-Oct. 24, 1861].
Author: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.
Publication: New Brunswick, N.J.: Rutgers University Press; 1953.
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Memorandum: Appointment of Mahlon Yardley1Jump to section

April 11, 1861

This 11th. day of April 1861, Mr. Caleb N. Taylor, personally appears and urges, in behalf of the 7th. Congressional District, that Mahlon Yardley, be appointed Deputy Surveyor at Philadelphia. In this Hon. D. Wilmot & Hon. Jno. Covode, back Mr. Taylor.

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[1] AD-P, ISLA. Caleb N. Taylor of Bristol, Pennsylvania, had been a delegate to the Chicago convention in 1860 and was elected representative in congress 1867-1871. Yardley did not receive the appointment and was commissioned first lieutenant, Company K, One Hundred and Fourth Pennsylvania Volunteers. He was promoted to captain and provost marshal of the Fifth District, Pennsylvania, April 29, 1863.

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