Richard Yates to Abraham Lincoln

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Title

Richard Yates to Abraham Lincoln

Publisher

Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum

Date

1864-11-21

Format

pdf

Language

en

Identifier

511046

Transcription

871

Nov 21st 4.

His Excellency Abraham Lincoln President & e Washington D.C.

Sir:

    I desire to recommend the bearer Mr. John

S Vanwinkle of Jacksonville Morgan County., to your special favorable consideration, and would [earnesety?] ask a careful perusal of the papers which he will present.

    I have personally known Mr. Vanwinkle for

a number of years, and he has letters from some of the best and most prominent of


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our friends in Jacksonville

    The case presented is one worthy of your

sympathy, and you will oblige me much by a careful examination of the papers and a favorable consideration of the case.

Very Respectfully Your Obedt Servt Richd Yates Governor

Status

Complete

Percent Completed

100

Weight

20

Original Format

2

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