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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 [John A. Gurley intends to establish a civil government for Arizona]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07158 Author/Creator: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Autograph endorsement signed Date: 10 July 1863 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 25.4 cm, Width: 19.8 cm Order a Copy

Signed by Lincoln on 11 July 1863. Brigadier General Edward Canby informs Major General Schofield that John A. Gurley, the Governor of Arizona, will be passing through the Missouri Territory. Requests that Schofield, stationed in Missouri, provide Gurley with an escort. States that Gurley and his party intend to organize a civil government for the Arizona Territory; Lincoln approves this intention.

Canby, Edward Richard Sprigg, 1817-1873
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Gurley, John Addison, 1813-1863
Schofield, John McAllister, 1831-1906

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