Manuscripts

Illinois Legislature, House of Representatives petition to Abraham Lincoln

Description: Document signed. Petition recommending E.N. Powell as a Justice of the United States for the Territory of Nebraska, contains 58 signatures. Date is that of filing; endorsed by Lincoln "File A.L. Feb. 11. 1865." (2 pages)
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1865 February 11
Call number: HM 1743
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.

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