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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 to James Wolfe Ripley

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02318 Author/Creator: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Autograph note signed Date: 17 August 1861 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 6 cm, Width: 9 cm Order a Copy

Lincoln requests that Brigadier General Ripley, the chief of ordnance, have a gun presented by an unknown Mr. Gallagher examined and tested.

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Ripley, James W. (James Wolfe), 1794-1870

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