1. Creator/Author:
  2. Larned, Sylvester, 1811-1881 (1)

Letter from Sylvester Larned to Abraham Lincoln

Creator:
Larned, Sylvester, 1811-1881
Collection:
Letters to Lincoln
Location:
[United States]
Date of Original:
1861
Description:
Handwritten letter, 18 cm, dated March 20, 1861. Request for the President 'to hold in suspense for one month the appointment of Mr. Stoughton as District Attorney for Mich. ... so as to present to the president proof of his entire incapacity and lack of practice.' Autograph letter signed (ALS).
Subject:
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Correspondence; Stoughton, William Lewis, 1827-1888
Category:
Manuscripts & Documents
Format of Original:
Manuscript
Item ID:
71200908300381
Holding Institution:
Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, Indiana
Digital File ID:
71200908300381
Available for Viewing:
By appointment only
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