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Seward, William Henry, 1801-1872 re: admission of West Virginia as a state

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07681 Author/Creator: Seward, William Henry, 1801-1872 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 1862/12/23 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 25.1 cm, Width: 20.4 cm Order a Copy

Letter from Lincoln to Cabinet members calling for written opinions re: admission of West Virginia as a state. Includes autograph of Seward and secretarial signature of Lincoln.

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