Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 5 [Oct. 24, 1861-Dec. 12, 1862].

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Title: Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 5 [Oct. 24, 1861-Dec. 12, 1862].
Author: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.
Publication: New Brunswick, N.J.: Rutgers University Press; 1953.
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[1] AES, DNA IR RG 241, Patent No. 35, 311. Lincoln's endorsement is written on a note from Senator Benjamin F. Wade requesting Commissioner of Patents David P. Holloway to give an early examination to an application for a patent filed on April 23, by William F. Goodwin of Powhatan, Ohio. Goodwin's patent, described as an ``Improvement in Breech-loading Ordnance,'' was issued on May 8, 1862.