ALS : Springfield, Ill., to William B. Preston, 1849 May 16.

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ALS : Springfield, Ill., to William B. Preston, 1849 May 16.

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Lincoln opposes the appointment of Justin Butterfield of Chicago as commissioner of the General Land Office, on the grounds that the has already received several political appointments after elections in which others worked hard and he did nothing.

1 item (2 p.) ; 26 cm.

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Butterfield, Justin, 1790-1855

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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

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