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21.	Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.	Appointment, 1864 Apr. 21, Washington, D.C., of William Kellogg.	Appoints Kellogg minister to Guatemala (a position which he declined). Printed form signed by Lincoln and William H. Seward.	Kellogg, William, 1814-1872. Diplomatic and consular service, American.

22.	Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.	ANS (initials) : to Mark Delahay, [1859 May 14].	Accompanied a copy (not present) of a form letter sent to J.L. Dugger and M.F. Conway in Kansas; notes that Lincoln plans to speak in Kansas before the election.	Dugger, Jefferson L., fl. 1859. Conway, M. F. (Martin Franklin), 1827-1882. Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865. United States -- Politics and government -- 1857-1861. Kansas -- Politics and government -- 1854-1861.

23.	Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.	ALS, 1865 Jan. 24, Washington, D.C., to William Menzies.	Announces the Union capture of Wilmington, N.C., the last Confederate seaport. (In reality, only Fort Fisher had been captured; the port was effectively closed, but the city was not taken for another month.)	Wilmington (N.C.) -- History -- 19th century. United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Blockades.

24.	Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.	ALS, 1865 Apr. 1, City Point, Va., to William H. Seward, Fort Monroe, Va.	Reports the news of Sheridan's victory at Five Forks, which forced Lee to retreat and allowed Union forces to capture Richmond.	United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns. Sheridan, Philip Henry, 1831-1888.

25.	Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.	ALS, 1864 Sept. 3, Washington, D.C., to Gideon Welles.	Directs the secretary of the Navy to provide the secretary of War with statistics on Navy enlistments.	United States. Navy Dept. United States. War Dept. United States. Navy -- Recruiting, enlistment, etc. United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.

26.	Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.	ALS, 1852 Mar. 14, Springfield, Ill., to J.C. Londeman & Co., St. Louis.	Orders carpet to match a sample he had sent earlier.	J.C. Londeman & Co.

27.	Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.	ALS, 1850 Mar. 22, Springfield, Ill., to Thomas Ewing.	Recommends Dr. Anson G. Henry to the secretary of the Interior for appointment to an Indian agency.	Henry, Anson G., 1804-1865. Indian agents -- Selection and appointment -- United States.

28.	Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.	ALS, 1849 Dec. 15, Springfield, Ill., to George W. Rives.	While Lincoln was serving as congressman from Illinois he had apparently been forced to refuse to support a recommendation made by Rives, who then began to abuse him. Here Lincoln expresses his hurt and his wish to resolve the problem.

29.	Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.	ALS, 1848 Mar. 6, Washington, D.C., to Solomon Lincoln, Hingham, Mass.	Lincoln, in response to an inquiry from Solomon Lincoln of Massachusetts, tells what he knows of his family's history back to his great-grandfather.	Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Family. Lincoln family.

30.	Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.	ALS, 1848 Mar. 24, Washington, D.C., to Solomon Lincoln, Hingham, Mass.	In reply to a request for genealogical information, Abraham Lincoln had written to Solomon Lincoln what he knew of his family back to his great-great-grandfather. In this letter he answers some of Solomon's questions based on that account, and suggests further lines of inquiry.	Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Family. Lincoln family.

31.	Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.	ALS, 1840 Apr. 17, Springfield, Ill., to Dr. Barrett.	Asks Barrett to procure copies of the Journal and Debates of the New York Convention of 1821 and the Journal of the New York Senate of 1812; reports on local politics in Illinois.	Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Books and reading. Illinois -- Politics and government -- To 1865.

32.	Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.	ALS, 1839 Dec. 11, Springfield, Ill., to Eliza Caldwell Browning, Quincy, Ill.	A mock petition by Lincoln and several of his friends in the state legislature to the wife of a colleague, requesting her to return to Springfield with a train of young ladies for the Christmas season. The "petition" is begun by Lincoln and finished by John J. Hardin, and signed by both of them, as well as John Dawson and E.B. Webb; and followed by a letter from Hardin to Mrs. Browning, endorsed by Lincoln and Webb.	Browning, Eliza Caldwell, fl. 1836-1839. Springfield (Ill.) -- Social life and customs.

33.	Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.	ALS and photograph : Washington, D.C., to Mary Motley, Washington, D.C., 1862 May 17.	In reply to a request from the daughter of the historian John Lothrop Motley, Lincoln sends his signature. With envelope addressed and franked by Lincoln's secretary John G. Nicolay. Accompanied by a signed photograph (carte-de-visite, by Mathew Brady).	Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Portraits.

34.	Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.	ALS : Washington, D.C., to William B. Preston, 1849 June 24.	Lincoln asks the secretary of the Navy to inquire into the case of his friend A.F. Patrick, who has been dismissed from a clerkship in his department, to clear him from unjust charges and find a temporary appointment for him.	Patrick, Amos F. United States. Navy Dept. -- Officials and employees.

35.	Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.	ALS : Washington, D.C., to Thomas S. Flournoy, 1848 Feb. 17.	Lincoln expresses his support for Zachary Taylor as the Whig candidate for president and assesses the Whigs' chances in the Illinois elections.	Taylor, Zachary, 1784-1850. Whig Party (U.S.)

36.	Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.	ALS : Washington, D.C., to Henry W. Halleck, 1863 Oct. 24.	Reviews the latest intelligence on Confederate troop movements and suggests that if Halleck has no plan, the Army of the Potomac should attack Lee and try to break the railroad at Lynchburg.	Halleck, H. W. (Henry Wager), 1815-1872. United States. Army of the Potomac. United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns. Virginia -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.

37.	Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.	ALS : Washington, D.C., to Gideon Welles, 1861 Mar. 9.	Lincoln asks Welles, the secretary of the Navy, to call on him at once.	Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878. United States. Navy Dept. United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.

38.	Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.	ALS : Washington, D.C., to Edwin M. Stanton, 1863 Oct. 16.	Authorizes the discharge from the Army of 18-year-old Edwin F. Platt, at the request of his mother, Elizabeth J. Platt, on condition of a statement by D.S. Gregory. With Gregory's statement, dated 20 Oct., on integral leaf, and further endorsement signed with initials by Lincoln.	Platt, Elizabeth J., fl. 1845-1863. Platt, Edwin F., b. 1845. United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865. Military discharge -- United States.

39.	Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.	ALS : to the Kentucky delegation, 1861 July 29.	Asks the consent of Kentucky's congressmen for Jesse Bayles to raise a regiment in the state. Endorsed with the signatures of all five congressmen and an ANS by Lincoln dated 5 August.	Bayles, Jesse. United States. Army -- Recruiting, enlistment, etc. Kentucky -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865. United States. Congress -- Kentucky delegation.

40.	Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.	ALS : to John Eddy, 1860 June 4.	Acknowledges congratulations on his nomination as the Republican presidential candidate and sends greetings to supporters in Rhode Island.	Presidents -- United States -- Nomination.