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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 to Ward H. Lamon

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00496.048 Author/Creator: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Place Written: Springfield, Illinois Type: Autograph letter signed Date: January 7, 1860 Pagination: 1 p. ; 25 x 20 cm. Order a Copy

Refuses Lamon's request for him to take on a new case at Bloomington, because he is "so pressed" in Springfield at the time.

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Lamon, Ward Hill, 1828-1893

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