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- Letter from Orville Hickman…
- Creator:
- Browning, Orville Hickman, 1806-1882
- Collection:
- Letters to Lincoln
- Location:
- Quincy, Illinois
- Date of Original:
- 1861
- Description:
- Handwritten letter, 25 cm, dated Sept. 27, 1861, Quincy, Ill. and signed O.H. Browning. Recommendation of Hon. James Simpson of Winchester, Ky. for appointment as U.S. District Judge of Kentucky. Letter indicates that other recommendations from Hon. Garrett Davis, Hon. James Speed and the Union members of the Kentucky Legislature were also enclosed. Autograph letter signed (ALS).
- Subject:
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Correspondence; Browning, Orville Hickman, 1806-1881--Correspondence; Judges--Selection and appointment--United States
- Category:
- Manuscripts & Documents
- Format of Original:
- Manuscript
- Item ID:
- 71200908300279
- Holding Institution:
- Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, Indiana
- Digital File ID:
- 71200908300279
- Available for Viewing:
- By appointment only
- Download:
- PDF (274.33 KB)