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Address and franking signature

Description:: Envelope addressed to And. W. Leggatz (111 Canal St., New York, NY), with franking signature of Lincoln.
Year:: 1848
Contributor:: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 (creator)
Genre:: envelopes
Subject:: Lincoln, Abraham > 1809-1865 > Correspondence; United States > History > 1815-1861
Local ID:: LA 1041
Collection:: Brown University Library; Lincoln Manuscripts

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Address on envelope

Description:: Envelope addressed by Lincoln to Mayor Berret: "Mayor Besset, Present. From the President." in Lincoln's hand.
Contributor:: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 (creator); Berret, James G. (James Gabriel), 1815-1901 (recipient)
Genre:: letters (correspondence)
Subject:: Lincoln, Abraham > 1809-1865 > Correspondence; United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865
Local ID:: LA 1087
Collection:: Brown University Library; Lincoln Manuscripts

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Affidavit in the case of Ailsey Bancom vs. John Bancom: September 13, 1842

Description:: Affidavit in the case of Ailsey Bancom vs. John Bancom. Sangamon Cty. Circuit Court. Signed: Logan & Lincoln, crossed out. Document and signature in an …
Year:: 1842
Contributor:: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 (signer); Logan, Stephen T. (Stephen Trigg), 1800-1880 (signer)
Genre:: legal documents
Subject:: Lincoln, Abraham > 1809-1865; Bancom, Ainsley; Bancom, John; United States > History > 1815-1861; Illinois > History > 1778-1865; Circuit courts > Illinois > Sangamon County
Local ID:: LA 1686 8
Collection:: Brown University Library; Lincoln Manuscripts

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Affidavit in the case of Mason Fowler vs. William Kirkpatrick: August 02, 1839

Description:: Affidavit in the case of Mason Fowler vs. William Kirkpatrick. Sangamon Cty. Circuit Court. Signed, Stuart & Lincoln. Document and signature in Stuart's hand. Incomplete, …
Year:: 1839
Contributor:: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 (signer); Stuart, John Todd, 1807-1885 (signer); Treat, Samuel, 1815-1902 (signer)
Genre:: legal documents
Subject:: Lincoln, Abraham > 1809-1865; Fowler, Mason; Kirkpatrick, William; United States > History > 1815-1861; Illinois > History > 1778-1865; Circuit courts > Illinois > Sangamon County
Local ID:: LA 1686 3
Collection:: Brown University Library; Lincoln Manuscripts

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Affidavit in the case of the People vs. Edward Barrett: June 18, 1856

Description:: Affidavit in the case of the People vs. Edward Barrett. Champaign Cty. Circuit Court.
Year:: 1856
Contributor:: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 (signer)
Genre:: legal documents
Subject:: Lincoln, Abraham > 1809-1865; Barrett, Edward; United States > History > 1815-1861; Illinois > History > 1778-1865; County courts > Illinois > Champaign County
Local ID:: LA 1378
Collection:: Brown University Library; Lincoln Manuscripts

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Affidavit of Sarah Brown, guardian of the infant heirs of Charles Brown, deceased.: March 29, 1841

Description:: Affidavit of Sarah Brown, guardian of the infant heirs of Charles Brown, deceased. Sangamon Cty. Circuit Court. (Called an affidavit in Lincoln Day by Day.)
Year:: 1841
Contributor:: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 (signer)
Genre:: legal documents
Subject:: Lincoln, Abraham > 1809-1865; Brown, Sarah; Brown, Charles; United States > History > 1815-1861; Illinois > History > 1778-1865; Circuit courts > Illinois > Sangamon County
Local ID:: LA 09
Collection:: Brown University Library; Lincoln Manuscripts

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Agreement on depositions in the cases of Walter T.H. Miller and Solomon Scott vs. Joel A. Matteson and T.D. Wickersham, and Walter T.H. Miller and Solomon Scott vs. T.D. Wickersham and Archibald E. Constant: August 02, 1858

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Description:: Agreement on depositions in the cases of Walter T.H. Miller and Solomon Scott vs. Joel A. Matteson and T.D. Wickersham, and Walter T.H. Miller and …
Year:: 1858
Contributor:: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 (signer); Herndon, William Henry, 1818-1891 (signer)
Genre:: legal documents
Subject:: Lincoln, Abraham > 1809-1865; Miller, Walter T. H.; Scott, Solomon; Matteson, Joel A.; Wickersham, T. D.; United States > History > 1815-1861; Illinois > History > 1778-1865; Circuit courts > Illinois > Sangamon County
Local ID:: LA 1758 4
Collection:: Brown University Library; Lincoln Manuscripts

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Agreement to dismiss suit at defendant's cost in the case of Isaac Cossens vs. Joshua Parris: April 28, 1855

Description:: Agreement to dismiss suit at defendant's cost in the case of Isaac Cossens vs. Joshua Parris. Vermilion Cty. Circuit Court. Signed: Lincoln and Lamon. Document …
Year:: 1855
Contributor:: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 (signer); Lamon, Ward Hill, 1828-1893 (signer)
Genre:: legal documents
Subject:: Lincoln, Abraham > 1809-1865; Cossens, Isaac; Parris, Joshua; United States > History > 1815-1861; Illinois > History > 1778-1865; County courts > Illinois > Vermilion County
Local ID:: LA 1686 59
Collection:: Brown University Library; Lincoln Manuscripts

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Amended bill in the case of Joseph Wilson et al. v. Enoch Kingsbury et al. Vermilion County Circuit Court: November 18, 1851

Description:

Signed in two places: Lincoln & Murphy. Document and signature in unknown hand

Year:

1851

Contributor:

Wilson, Joseph (contributor)

Kingsbury, Enoch (contributor)

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 (signer)

Murphy, John H. (signer)

Genre:

judicial executive records

Local ID:

LA 1686 39

Collection:

Brown University Library

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Amended petition in the case of John Evans et al. v. Hepsy Staley. Sangamon County Circuit Court: December 1, 1854

Description:

Signed: Lincoln & Herndon. Document and signature in Herndon's hand

Year:

1854

Contributor:

Evans, John (contributor)

Staley, Hepsy (contributor)

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 (signer)

Herndon, William Henry, 1818-1891 (signer)

Genre:

legal documents

Local ID:

LA 2315

Collection:

Brown University Library

Lincoln Manuscripts

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Anderson, Robert (Brig. Gen.) to Abraham Lincoln: August 17, 1863

Description:: Anderson thanks Lincoln for his new command at Fort Adams, asking leave to board in Newport until he is sure his health will meet the …
Year:: 1863
Contributor:: Anderson, Robert, 1805-1871 (creator); Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 (signer); Halleck, H. W. (Henry Wager), 1815-1872 (signer)
Genre:: authorization
Subject:: Lincoln, Abraham > 1809-1865 > Correspondence; United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865; United States. Army > History > Civil War, 1861-1865; Fort Adams (Miss. : Fort)
Local ID:: LM 96-34
Collection:: Brown University Library; Lincoln Manuscripts

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Andrew G. Curtin to Lincoln, Abraham (copy); endorsement by Lincoln, Abraham to Lorenzo Thomas: October 10, 1861

Description:: Endorsement by Lincoln recommending appointment of Col. C.F. Ruff to brigadier general
Year:: 1861
Contributor:: Curtin, Andrew Gregg, 1815-1894 (creator); Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 (recipient); Thomas, Lorenzo, 1804-1875 (recipient)
Genre:: letters (correspondence)
Subject:: Ruff, C. F.
Local ID:: LA 1353
Collection:: Brown University Library; Lincoln Manuscripts

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Andrew G. Curtin to Lincoln, Abraham; endorsement by Lincoln, Abraham to Edwin M. Stanton: May 5, 1862

Description:: Endorsement dated May 6, 1862 by Lincoln submitting to the war department Gov. Curtin's recommendation of a promotion for George H. Crossman
Year:: 1862
Contributor:: Curtin, Andrew Gregg, 1815-1894 (creator); Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 (recipient); Stanton, Edwin McMasters, 1814-1869 (recipient)
Genre:: letters (correspondence)
Subject:: Crossman, George H.
Local ID:: LA 1265
Collection:: Brown University Library; Lincoln Manuscripts

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Announcement of News from Gettysburg: July 04, 1863

Description:: The President announces to the country that news from the Army of the Potomac... is such as to cover the Army with the highest honor... …
Year:: 1863
Contributor:: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 (creator)
Genre:: announcements
Local ID:: LA 350
Collection:: Brown University Library; Lincoln Manuscripts