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1.	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.

2.	Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.	LS, 1863 Aug. 10, Washington, D.C., to Elizabeth E. Hutter and others.	Thanking a group of women who had sent him a flag and raised a sum of money for the benefit of wounded soldiers.	United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.

3.	Lincoln, Solomon, 1804-1881.	ALS, 1848 Mar. 2, Hingham, Mass., to Artemas Hale.	Solomon Lincoln asks Hale to forward a request for genealogical information to his fellow congressman Abraham Lincoln.	Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Family. Lincoln family.

4.	Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.	Signatures, [s.d.].	Signatures "Abraham" and "Abraham Lincoln", cut from upper left corner of a larger sheet of paper.	Presidents -- United States -- Autographs.

5.	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.

6.	Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.	ADS : Washington, D.C., 1863 Sep. 17.	Requesting federal employment for the bearer, an unidentified woman.	Job hunting -- United States. Women -- Employment -- United States. United States -- Officials and employees -- Selection.

7.	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.

8.	Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885.	ALS, 1865 March 30, Gravelly Run, Va., to Abraham Lincoln, City Point, Va.	Reports on losses at the battle of Dinwiddie, and Union troop movements following it.	Appomattox Campaign, 1865. Dinwiddie Court House, Battle of, Dinwiddie, Va., 1865.

9.	Lawrence, S. K., defendant.	Rejoinder : Springfield, Ill., [1846 Mar. 27].	Rejoinder to the second replication in G.U. Miles's suit against Lawrence in the circuit court of Sangamon County. Written and signed by Lawrence's attorney, Mason Brayman; with an autograph endorsement by the plaintiff's attorney Abraham Lincoln, signed "Harris & Lincoln". Endorsed on the verso "Filed March 27, 1846".	Miles, G. U. -- Trials, litigation, etc. Lawrence, S. K. -- Trials, litigation, etc.

10.	Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.	Fragment on the formation of the Republican Party, [1857 ca. Feb. 28].	Recounts the early struggles of the party andand affirms its dedication to the fight against slavery. The occasion of the speech is unknown, but it refers to the election of 1856 as "a year ago". Basler associates the contents with Lincoln's notes for a speech given in Chicago on 28 Feb. 1857. The fragment is accompanied by a letter from Mrs. E.I. Grimsley, 10 Apr. 1866, to the Rev. E.P. Hammond, which identifies it as an address to the Republican Party in 1859.	Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ) Slavery -- United States.

11.	Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.	ALS : Springfield, Ill., to Thomas Ewing, 1849 Apr. 7.	Recommends that Turner R. King be appointed register of the General Land Office at Springfield if it becomes vacant. Comments on the incumbent, James W. Barrett. Postscript signed A.L.	King, Turner R., fl. 1849. Barrett, James W., fl. 1842-1849. United States. Springfield Land Office -- Officials and employees. Illinois -- Politics and government -- To 1865. Patronage, Political -- Illinois.

12.	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.

13.	Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.	ALS : to John E. Wool, 1862 Sept. 30.	Recommends Capt. Thomas Stackpole for a position as a sutler. On the integral leaf is another ALS by Mary Todd Lincoln.	Stackpole, Thomas.

14.	Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.	ADS : Springfield, Ill., 1839 Aug. 6.	Receipt for payment by a client, signed "Stuart & Lincoln".

15.	Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.	Invitation : Washington, D.C., 1864 Mar. 1.	Printed invitation to an "at home".	Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865. Lincoln, Mary Todd, 1818-1882. Washington (D.C.) -- Social life and customs.

16.	Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.	Plan of a military campaign : AMs, [ca. 1861 Oct. 1], Washington, D.C.	Plans for an attack on the Confederate force defending the railroad connecting Virginia and Tennessee where it passed through Cumberland Gap. Lincoln begins by summarizing Union and Confederate positions in Kentucky and its approaches, then gives directions for troops to gather at Louisville and Cincinnati, meet at Lexington, and pick up another force on the way to the gap. This attack, which was never carried out, was to coincide with movements to seize positions on the South Carolina coast.	United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns. Cumberland Gap Region (Tenn.) -- History, Military. Buckner, Simon Bolivar, 1823-1914. Crittenden, George Bibb, 1812-1880. Fremont, John Charles, 1813-1890. McClellan, George Brinton, 1826-1885. Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891. Thomas, George Henry, 1816-1870. Zollicoffer, Felix Kirk, 1812-1862.

17.	United States. President (1861-1865 : Lincoln)	Executive order : Washington, D.C., 1865 Mar. 6.	Orders free passage through federal lines for goods purchased by the government from Amos C. and William Babcock and safe conduct for their agents. Signed by Lincoln.	Babcock, Amos C., fl. 1865. Babcock, William, fl. 1865. United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Equipment and supplies. Safe-conducts.

18.	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.

19.	Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.	Notes on recruiting Negroes : AMs, Washington, D.C., [1862 July 22?].	Notes on Lincoln's willingness to recruit Afro-Americans for the armed forces, depending on the person's slave or free status and the loyalty and consent of slaves' owners. Basler surmises that the notes were prepared for the cabinet meeting of 22 July 1862, a week after Lincoln signed legislation allowing such recruitment, at which he presented the first draft of the Emancipation Proclamation.	United States -- Armed Forces -- Recruiting, enlistment, etc. United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Participation, African American.

20.	McAdam, James G.	ALS : to Abraham Lincoln, 1864 June 9.	McAdam asks Lincoln's assistance in the case of his friend James A. McCrea, a Scotsman convicted of selling whiskey to soldiers in Kentucky. With an ANS by Lincoln, June 10, on the last page.	McCrea, James A. Liquor laws -- Kentucky.