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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 [Letter and Newspaper][Decimalized .01- .02]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00005 Author/Creator: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Header Record Date: January 25, 1862 - August 04, 1863 Pagination: 2 items Order a Copy

Letter from Lincoln to General Hurlbut not to order subpar guns, and a issue of Scientific America with a cover story on guns.

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Hurlbut, Stephen Augustus, 1815-1882

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