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- Description:
- Letter from B.W. Ferguson of Washington D.C. to Abraham Lincoln. Ferguson argues that B.B. French should be appointed to a
Marshalship immediately.
- Date Issued:
- 1861-03-22T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Abraham Lincoln Letters
- Description:
- Letter from S.L. Lewis of Washington D.C. to President Abraham Lincoln regarding the appointment of a Marshal in the district. Lewis
supports Ward K. Sammon, a non-resident, for the post.
- Date Issued:
- 1861-03-22T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Abraham Lincoln Letters
- Description:
- This letter to Abraham Lincoln was written Sarah Gurley, the widow of John A. Gurley, a representative from Ohio whom Lincoln
had appointed Governor of the Arizona territory prior to his death. Sarah Gurley is writing on behalf of her nephew, Joel Gurley, whom she feels
has been passed over for promotions at the Treasury Department because of his lack of political connections.
- Date Issued:
- 1864-11-05T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Abraham Lincoln Letters
- Description:
- This anonymous letter to Abraham Lincoln argues, in rather strong terms, against the possible appointment of William Millward as a
U.S. Marshal in Eastern Pennsylvania. Millward was appointed and served in this position from 1861 to 1865.
- Date Issued:
- 1861-03-20T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Abraham Lincoln Letters
- Description:
- This letter to Lincoln recommends R.K. Williams be appointed to a federal judgeship.
- Date Issued:
- 1864-03-24T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Abraham Lincoln Letters