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1.	Burke, Edward, fl. 1862.	Letters of recommendation, 1862, Washington, D.C.	ALS by Abraham Lincoln, 4 March 1862, on Executive Mansion stationery, "to whom it may concern"; endorsed with an ANS, no date, by Sen. Orville H. Browning to Mr. Newton; ALS by John G. Nicolay, 16 June 1862, on Executive Mansion stationery, to Capt. Dana, Assistant Quartermaster, recommending Burke for a job as mess-room steward; and the envelope for this letter, addressed and franked by Nicolay.	Burke, Edward, fl. 1862.

2.	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.

3.	Delahay, Mark W. (Mark William), 1818?-1879.	Correspondence : Washington, D.C., with Abraham Lincoln, 1861 May 10.	Delahay requests an interview with Lincoln, whose affirmative autograph reply is on verso.

4.	Elliott, Andrew, defendant.	Answer in Berry v. Elliott et al : Springfield, Ill., 1846 Mar. 26.	Legal document in the hand of Abraham Lincoln in a case involving the estate of one of the first settlers in Springfield. Elisha Kelly from North Carolina, with his father Henry and four brothers, John, Elijah, William and George, were the first to build cabins on the site of Springfield. William Kelly later left for Missouri, but before he left he placed several notes in the hands of Andrew Elliott, who opened the Buckhorn Tavern at Springfield in 1821, to be collected for his daughter. This document deals with the suit of John Berry on behalf of his daughter, Kelly's granddaughter, against Elliott. The matter was complicated by certain verbal instructions given by Kelly after his departure, and so the full history of the case is here set forth. Lincoln represented Elliott, and at one point the case was ordered to be arbitrated. Lincoln and Josiah Lamborn, Kelly's lawyer, drew up a statement of the facts and submitted it to David A. Smith, a lawyer of Jacksonville, for arbitration. Smith ruled that Elliott was authorized to retain the control of the fund during Maria's minority. This document is the respondent's statement, signed by Elliott, and witnessed on 26 March 1846 by John Calhoun. On the back of the last page A. M. Heslep, representing the complainant, asks satisfaction of the Circuit Court of Sangamon County, charging that "the answer of complainant is insufficient untrue & evasive." John Calhoun had been Lincoln's chief when he was a surveyor.	Elliott, Andrew -- Trials, litigation, etc. -- Trials, litigation, etc.

5.	Goodrich, Grant, fl. 1863.	ALS : Chicago, to Abraham Lincoln, 1863 July 6.	Introduces J.G. Hamilton, whose brother-in-law William T. Smithson has been imprisoned for treason. In an autograph endorsement dated 1 August, Lincoln asks that Smithson's case be turned over to the civil court.	Hamilton, J. G., fl. 1863. Smithson, William T., fl. 1861-1863 -- Imprisonment. United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Collaborationists.

6.	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.

7.	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.

8.	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.

9.	Harris, Henry T., fl. 1864.	ALS : Elmira Prison, Elmira, N.Y., to his cousin Louis, 1864 Nov. 9.	Gives details of his arrest and confinement as a prisoner of war and asks for help in obtaining his release. With an autograph endorsement by Abraham Lincoln, 8 December 1864, directing that Harris be released on taking the loyalty oath of 8 December 1863.	Harris, Henry T., fl. 1864 -- Imprisonment. United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Prisoners and prisons. Amnesty -- United States.

10.	Hudgins, Prince L.	Papers relating to presidential pardon, 1865.	ALS by Hudgins to Rep. Austin A. King, 29 January, explaining his case and asking for help in securing a pardon. The letter bears autograph endorsements signed by King [s.d.], recommending a pardon; and by Abraham Lincoln, 28 February, directing that a pardon be made out. Also present are King's autograph receipt for the pardon, 3 March, and the envelope from the attorney general's office that contained the documents.	Hudgins, Prince L. -- Pardon. Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865. King, Austin Augustus, 1802-1870. United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865. Missouri -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865. Pardon -- United States.

11.	King, Austin Augustus, 1802-1870.	ALS with the Missouri delegation and others, 1864 Jan. 5, Washington, D.C., to Abraham Lincoln.	Eleven members of Congress from Missouri, four from Kentucky, and the governor of Utah recommend Judge S.P. McCurdy for a judgeship in the Utah or Idaho Territory. With an ANS by Lincoln, dated 27 January, on the verso.	McCurdy, Solomon Portious Sharp, 1820-1890. United States. Congress -- Missouri delegation. Judges -- Selection and appointment -- United States.

12.	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.

13.	Lewis, Thomas, store owner, defendant.	Plea : Springfield, Ill., 1855 June 16.	Lewis's lawyers, McWilliams, William Henry Herndon, and Abraham Lincoln, plead actio non to Henry Hageman's suit against their client. Entirely in Lincoln's hand and signed by him "McWilliams, Lincoln & Herndon".	Lewis, Thomas, store owner -- Trials, litigation, etc. Hageman, Henry -- Trials, litigation, etc.

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.	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.

16.	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.

17.	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.

18.	Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.	ADS, 1864 Jan. 12, Washington, D.C.	Establishes the point where the line of the Central Pacific Railroad crosses Arcade Creek in the Sacramento Valley as the western base of the Sierra Nevada Mountains.	Central Pacific Railroad Company. Sierra Nevada (Calif. and Nev.) -- Boundaries. Railroads -- United States.

19.	Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.	ADS, 1864 July 27, 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.

20.	Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.	ADS, 1864 Nov. 26, 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.