Rousseau, Lovell Harrison, 1818-1869 to Abraham Lincoln
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02456.24 Author/Creator: Rousseau, Lovell Harrison, 1818-1869 Place Written: Louisville, Kentucky Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 27 July 1861 Pagination: 2 p. ; 20.3 x 24.9 cm. + 1 engraving ; b&w ; 23.7 x 16.1 cm + 1 engraving ; b&w ; 23.3 x 15.6 cm Order a Copy
Colonel Rousseau recommends the appointment of Bland Ballard as Judge of the United States for the District of Kentucky. Of Ballard, Rousseau writes, "Mr. Ballard is, in my Judgment, in every way, fitted for that Place. He is a fine lawyer- we have no better in Kentucky. His standing is in every respect throughout the state, good. He is honest & capable- and he is, besides, a true, inflinching, fearless, Union Man without 'ifs or Conditions.' He has been this at all times, even when many men, accounted good, contended for the infamous neutrality." Two bust engravings of Rousseau included as collateral.
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