Manuscripts

Abraham Lincoln note requesting work for Gustave A. Balzer

Description: Autograph note signed. Written on fragment of envelope. See Pauline Balzer letter to Judd Stewart, 1910 April 7 (HM 25250) for information on the note's origins (item is not in Lincoln collection). (1 page)
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1862 January 23
Call number: HM 25384
Creator: Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Purchased from Anderson Galleries, Lambert Lincolniana collection, January and April 1914.; Purchased from Judd Stewart, 1922.; Purchased from Anderson Galleries, Lambert Civil War collection, March 1914.; Purchased from Anderson Galleries, Mark P. Robinson collection, February-March 1918.; Purchased from William K. Bixby, 1918.; Purchased from Anderson Galleries, Hale-Hunter sale, January 1917.; Purchased from Anderson Galleries, Huntington-Bixby sale, March 1, 1917.
Restrictions: RESTRICTED. Available with curatorial approval. Requires extended retrieval and delivery time.
Rights: The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining permission rests with the researcher.
Associated people: Bixby, William K. (1857-1931,); Booth, John Wilkes, (1838-1865.); Cameron, Simon, (1799-1889.); Chase, Salmon P. (1808-1873.); Grant, Ulysses S. (1822-1885.); Herndon, William Henry, (1818-1891.); Lambert, William H. (1842-1912,); Lamon, Ward Hill, (1828-1893.); Lincoln, Mary Todd, (1818-1882.); Stanton, Edwin M. (1814-1869.); Stephens, Alexander H. (1812-1883.); Stewart, Judd, (1867-1919,); Trumbull, Lyman, (1813-1896.); Welles, Gideon, (1802-1878.)
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