Papers, 1862-1865.

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Papers, 1862-1865.

Telegram and note asking Dixon to see him; invitation requesting Dixon to accompany Lincoln's remains to Springfield, Illinois; unsigned draft listing four Connecticut men and stating that Lincoln did not wish to come in conflict with Dixon if he had nominated another man.

4 items ; 22 x 14 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7243020

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Dixon, James, 1814-1873

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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...