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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 to James B. Fry

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00596 Author/Creator: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: February 6, 1865 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 20 cm, Width: 13 cm Order a Copy

Note to Provost Marshall Fry about verifying New York draft quota. Includes Lincoln's endorsement later that day recording a conversation with Fry that it cannot be done. Signed twice by Lincoln. Written on Executive Mansion letterhead.

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Fry, James Barnet, 1827-1894

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