Letter: Vandalia, Ill., to Levi Woodbury, 1839 Feb. 24.

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Letter: Vandalia, Ill., to Levi Woodbury, 1839 Feb. 24.

Resigns as register of land office at Springfield, Illinois. Recommends Marvillous Eastham as his successor.

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