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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Special order No. 7: Brigade muskets during Black Hawk War

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01302 Author/Creator: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Place Written: Beardstown Type: Autograph endorsement signed Date: 28 April 1832 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 15 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

Lincoln's signature "A. Lincoln, Capt." on verso of receipt.

Basler, Roy P. The Collected Works Of Abraham Lincon. (New Brunswick, New Jersey: Rutgers University Press, 1953), Vol. I p. 9-10.

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