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Letter from President Abraham Lincoln to the Secretary of the Treasury Regarding William Johnson
11/29/1861
Letter from President Abraham Lincoln's Cabinet to Vice President Andrew Johnson Regarding the Death of the President
4/15/1865
Letter from Robert Hamlin to H. P. Stanford Regarding Information on the Death of Hamlin's Son
6/1864
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
Letter from Thomas J. Babcoke to General William S. Rosecrans
9/5/1864
Letter from Ulysses S. Grant to Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton
8/11/1864
Letter from Union Major General John Palmer to Adjutant General Concerning Irish Independence group called Fenians
3/12/1866
Letter from U.S. Minister Anson Burlingame to Chinese Foreign Minister Prince Kung
3/8/1864
Letter offered as defense exhibit filed in case of United States v. Columbus C. Nash, etal
3/9/1874
Letter from Sarah O’Malia to Secretary of State Seward
6/18/1866
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