Petition and endorsement : Washington, D.C., 1863 Sept. 10.

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Petition and endorsement : Washington, D.C., 1863 Sept. 10.

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An unsigned petition, asking Seymour to commission Sgt. Edward A. Platt. An autograph endorsement of the same date on the verso by Abraham Lincoln explains that Platt's friends had apparently wanted him to sign the petition, and although he cannot make such a request to a governor, he believes Platt is worthy.

2 items (2 p.) ; 25 cm.

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Seymour, Horatio, 1810-1886

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Horatio Seymour (May 31, 1810 – February 12, 1886) was an American politician. He served as Governor of New York from 1853 to 1854 and from 1863 to 1864. He was the Democratic Party nominee for president in the 1868 presidential election. Born in Pompey, New York, Seymour was admitted to the New York bar in 1832 but primarily focused on managing his family's business interests. After serving as a military secretary to Governor William L. Marcy, Seymour won election to the New York State Assem...

Platt, Edward A.

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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

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Abraham Lincoln (born February 12, 1809, Sinking Spring Farm near Hodgenville, Kentucky-died April 15, 1865, Washington, D.C.) was the sixteenth President of the United States from 1861 until his death by assassination. He was the son of a Kentucky frontiersman, Thomas Lincoln, and Nancy Hanks. In 1816, Lincoln moved to Pigeon Creek, Indiana, where he worked on his family's farm. Following his mother's death two years later, he continued working on farms until moving with his father to New Sa...