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41.	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.)

42.	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.

43.	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.

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.	Hale, James Tracy, 1810-1865.	ALS : Washington, D.C., to Abraham Lincoln, 1864 Dec. 19.	Asks that George N. Heard, who had been forced into the Confederate Army but whose family and friends were in Pennsylvania, be released from Fort Delaware prison. With an autograph endorsement by Lincoln, 20 December, directing that Heard be discharged on taking a loyalty oath.	Heard, George N., fl. 1854-1864 -- Imprisonment. United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Prisoners and prisons.

46.	Mitchell, A. S., fl. 1864.	ALS : to William T. Sherman, 1864 Mar. 21.	Asks for the release on oath of three minors, now prisoners of war, who had been forced into the Confederate Army. With autograph endorsements by Sherman, 20 March; and Abraham Lincoln, 14 April, directing that the boys be released on taking the loyalty oath of 8 December 1863.	United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Prisoners and prisons. Amnesty -- United States. United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Participation, Juvenile. Child soldiers -- United States.

47.	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.

48.	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.

49.	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.

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.	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.

52.	Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.	ALS : Springfield, Ill., to William B. Preston, 1849 May 16.	Lincoln opposes the appointment of Justin Butterfield of Chicago as commissioner of the General Land Office, on the grounds that the has already received several political appointments after elections in which others worked hard and he did nothing.	Butterfield, Justin, 1790-1855. United States. Springfield Land Office -- Officials and employees. Illinois -- Politics and government -- To 1865. Patronage, Political -- Illinois.

53.	Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.	ALS : Springfield, Ill., to William B. Preston, 1849 Apr. 20.	Lincoln, who had helped to secure a Whig victory in the election of 1848, writes to President Zachary Taylor's secretary of the Navy to ask for political patronage for Illinois Whigs.	Whig Party (U.S.) Taylor, Zachary, 1784-1850. Patronage, Political -- Illinois.

54.	Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.	ALS : Springfield, Ill., to W.H. Wells, Waynesburg, Pa., 1859 Jan. 8.	In response to a request for a copy of his debates with Stephen A. Douglas, Lincoln writes that Douglas's support for the Dred Scott decision and his refusal to condemn slavery make it impossible for Republicans to support him.	Douglas, Stephen Arnold, 1813-1861 -- Views on slavery. Slavery -- United States. Lincoln-Douglas debates, 1858. United States -- Politics and government -- 1857-1861. Illinois -- Politics and government -- To 1865.

55.	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.

56.	Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.	ALS : Springfield, Ill., to John Pettit, 1860 Sept. 14.	Lincoln inquires about the progress of his presidential campaign in New York.	Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865. Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1860. New York (State) -- Politics and government -- 1775-1783.

57.	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.

58.	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.

59.	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.

60.	Greene, W. G.	ALS : Petersburg, Ill., to John Todd Stuart, 1864 Mar. 18.	Letter of W.G. Greene to John Todd Stuart, 18 March, asking assistance in procuring the release of his brother-in-law F.M. White, a prisoner of war. On the integral leaf are an undated letter to Stuart from George Spears in support of Greene's request and an autograph endorsement signed by Abraham Lincoln, 31 March, directing that White be allowed to take the loyalty oath and be released.	White, F. M. -- Imprisonment. United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Prisoners and prisons. Amnesty -- United States.