Patronage letters to members of Lincoln's administration, 1861-1882 (bulk 1861-1865).

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Patronage letters to members of Lincoln's administration, 1861-1882 (bulk 1861-1865).

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Primarily letters endorsing or relating to the nomination, appointment, or reappointment of men interested in securing government positions during the administration of Abraham Lincoln. Most letters are addressed to Lincoln. Also includes one letter (1882) noting that the only justice of the peace in a particular section of Washington D.C. is "a colored man, from the section lying across the Eastern Branch in the County."

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Barton, William Eleazar, 1861-1930

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Clergyman. From the description of William Eleazar Barton address, 1923. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79453232 Minister First Congregational Church, Oak Park, Illinois, 1899-1924; author; Abraham Lincoln biographer. From the description of Papers, 1920s. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 77514474 Congregational clergyman, author. From the guide to the William E. Barton letter to Mr. Graff, 1900, (The New York Publi...

William E. Barton Collection of Lincolniana (University of Chicago)

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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...