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41.	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.

42.	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.

43.	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.

44.	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.

45.	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.

46.	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.

47.	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.

48.	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.

49.	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.

50.	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.

51.	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.

52.	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.

53.	Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.	Baltimore address : holograph ms., [not after 1864 Apr. 18].	In this speech given at the Sanitary Fair in Baltimore, 18 April 1864, Lincoln analyzes conflicting definitions of the word "liberty" and comments on the rumors of the massacre of surrendered black Union troops at Fort Pillow. He takes responsibility for the decision to admit blacks to the army and acknowledges that having employed them the government must give them equal protection. He promises that the facts of the matter will be found, and if the news is true, there will be retribution.	Fort Pillow, Battle of, Tenn., 1864. United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Atrocities. United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Participation, African American. African Americans -- Tennessee. Liberty.

54.	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.

55.	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.

56.	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.

57.	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.

58.	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.

59.	Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.	Papers relating to Mary A. Stevens, 1864.	Letter of introduction and safe-conduct pass for Mary A. Stevens, who wished to go through Union lines to Houston to dispose of property there. The first item is a secretarial letter to Lincoln from Andrew Johnson, then military governor of Tennessee and Lincoln's running mate, dated 31 October, introducing Mrs. Stevens and requesting that she be given a pass. The original envelope is present. The pass itself is an ADS by Lincoln on a small card, dated 14 November.	Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865. Stevens, Mary A. United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.

60.	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.