Letter from Thomas Durant, President of the Union Pacific Railroad, to Abraham Lincoln Asking for Approval of Permanent Location for the First 100 Miles of Union Pacific Track
11/3/1864
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Union Pacific Rail Road CompanySecretary’s Office,
13 William St.
New York, Nov 3rd 1864
To his Excellency
Abm Lincoln
President of United States
Sir,
I have the honor to ask your approval of the permanent location of the first one hundred miles of the Union Pacific Rail Road as indicated by the map forwarded to the Department of the Interior on the 24th ulto. -
With great respect
Your Obt. Svt.
Th. C. Durant
V.P.
Executive Mansion
November 4th 1864.
The permanent location of the Union Pacific Railroad for one hundred miles west from Omaha, Nebraska, as shown by the map thereof certified by the President and Secretary of said Company, Oct. 19, 1864, is hereby approved.
Abraham Lincoln.
Department of the Interior
Nov 4 1864
[signed] Beard
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National Archives Identifier: 302008
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