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My dear Sir Washington, March 21, 1864.
These young ladies, Miss Dugger and Miss Beattie, are from Illinois, & want employment. They are loyal and worthy, and I
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These young ladies, Miss Dugger and Miss Beattie, are from Illinois, & want employment. They are loyal and worthy, and I
shall be very glad indeed if places can be found for them. Yours truly A. LINCOLN
[1] ALS, owned by Richard F. Lufkin, Boston, Massachusetts. Miss Susan Dugger of Carlinville, Illinois, was given a job in the Post Office Department and later transferred to the Treasury Department, but no record of Miss Beattie's employment has been found.