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41.	Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.	ALS : Springfield, Ill., to John M. Palmer, 1856 Aug. 1.	Advises Palmer to wait a while before declining publicly to run for Congress. Signed also by William H. Herndon, Richard Yates, and William Jayne; members of the newly-formed Republican Party in Illinois.	Palmer, John M. (John McAuley), 1817-1900. United States. Congress. House -- Elections, 1856. Illinois -- Politics and government -- To 1865.

42.	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.

43.	Seymour, Horatio, 1810-1886, recipient.	Petition and endorsement : Washington, D.C., 1863 Sept. 10.	An unsigned petition, asking Seymour to commission Sgt. Edward A. Platt. An autograph endorsement of the same date on the verso by Abraham Lincoln explains that Platt's friends had apparently wanted him to sign the petition, and although he cannot make such a request to a governor, he believes Platt is worthy.	Platt, Edward A. New York (State) -- Armed Forces -- Promotions.

44.	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.

45.	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.

46.	United States. President (1861-1865 : Lincoln)	Annual message to Congress : MsS, 1864 Dec. 6, Washington, D.C.	Manuscript, in the hands of three different clerks, of Lincoln's last presidential message to Congress, signed and dated by Lincoln. Topics discussed include foreign relations, the election of 1864, financial affairs, settlement of the West, and a review of the Civil War.	Presidents -- United States -- Messages. United States -- Foreign relations -- 1861-1865. United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.

47.	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.

48.	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.

49.	United States. President (1861-1865 : Lincoln)	Warrant, 1861 Oct. 4, Washington, D.C.	Authorizes the secretary of State to affix the seal of the United States to a treaty or agreement between the United States and the Delaware Indians. Printed form filled in by hand and signed by Lincoln.	Seward, William Henry, 1801-1872. United States. Dept. of State Delaware Indians -- Treaties, 1861. Indians of North America -- Middle Atlantic States.

50.	Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.	ALS : to Gideon Welles, 1861 Apr. 19.	At the request of Israel S. Smith, an old acquaintance, Lincoln asks the secretary of the Navy to appoint John W. Griffiths to the office of naval constructor.	Smith, Israel S. Griffiths, John W. (John Willis), 1809-1882. United States. Navy -- Appointments and retirements.

51.	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.

52.	Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.	ALS : Springfield, Ill., to John M. Clayton, Washington, D.C., 1849 July 28.	Advises president Zachary Taylor, through Secretary of State Clayton, that presidential appointments must be seen to come from the president, even if he has delegated responsibility for them to the executive departments.	Taylor, Zachary, 1784-1850. United States -- Officials and employees -- Selection.

53.	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.)

54.	Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.	ALS : Springfield, Ill., to Dr. D.A. Cheever, Tazewell County, Ill., 1858 July 25.	Lincoln plans to visit Tazewell County soon and asks Cheever and friends to "be fixing things up" until then. ANS at foot of page by recipient's son Washington Irving Cheever.	Tazewell County (Ill.) -- Politics and government.

55.	Tripps, James, fl. 1864.	ALS : Orange, N.J., to C.M. Parkman, 1864 Oct. 25.	Asks Parkman's help in obtaining the release of his son Capt. James M. Tripps from Libby Prison. With an autograph endorsement signed by Abraham Lincoln, 31 Oct., directing that Tripps be exchanged for Capt. William F. Gordon.	Tripps, James M., fl. 1864 -- Imprisonment. Gordon, William F., Jr. -- Imprisonment. United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Prisoners and prisons.

56.	Craig, Archibald, defendant.	Plea : Coles County, Ill., 1842 Oct. [25].	Craig pleads not guilty in the suit filed against him by Benjamin Turney. Signed by his attorneys, Linder and Walker; with a statement of the plaintiff's concurrence in the hand of his attorney Abraham Lincoln signed by him "Ficklin & Lincoln". Endorsed on the verso "Filed October 25th 1842".	Turney, Benjamin -- Trials, litigation, etc. Craig, Archibald -- Trials, litigation, etc.

57.	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.

58.	Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.	Excerpt from the House Divided speech : AMsS, 1860, Springfield, Ill.	A passage from the speech first delivered when Lincoln accepted the Illinois Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate, 16 June 1858, stating his belief that the nation could not remain half slave and half free and that neither side could prevail until a crisis had been reached.	United States -- History -- 1815-1861. Slavery -- United States. Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Views on slavery.

59.	Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.	ADS, 1864 Apr. 18.	Endorsement on a letter, directing that a prisoner of war be allowed to take the loyalty oath prescribed by the amnesty proclamation of 8 December 1863 and be discharged.	United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Prisoners and prisons. Amnesty -- United States.

60.	Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.	ADS, 1864 Apr. 20, Washington, D.C.	Endorsement clipped from a larger document, directing that a prisoner of war be allowed to take the loyalty oath prescribed by the amnesty proclamation of 8 December 1863 and be discharged.	United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Prisoners and prisons. Amnesty -- United States.