05. Lincoln to U.S Postmaster General Montgomery Blair on postmaster appointment
Title
05. Lincoln to U.S Postmaster General Montgomery Blair on postmaster appointment
Subject
Description
Letter from Abraham Lincoln to U.S. Postmaster General Montgomery Blair regarding appointment of Edwin Cowles as postmaster in Cleveland, Ohio. March 12, 1861. Notwithstanding the crisis associated with southern secession then gripping the nation, Lincoln devoted extensive time and energy to routine patronage appointments in the weeks surrounding his March 4, 1861 inauguration. Autograph Letter Signed: Photostat.
Date
1861-03-12
Contributor
Becki Plunkett and Stephen Vincent
Rights
Copyright State Historical Society of Iowa. Information at http://www.iowahistory.org/libraries/services-and-fees/conditions-for-image-reproductions.html
Digital Reproduction Information
Original scanned at 600 dpi w/ sRGB color space.
Repository
State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines
Repository Collection
Autograph Collection: John A. Kasson series
Digital item created
9/23/2008
Transcription
Hon. Post-Master General Executive Mansion. March 12. 1861 My dear Sir I understand that the outgoing and incoming Representatives for the Cleveland District, unite in recommending Edwin Cowles for P.M. in that City; that Senator Wade has considered the case & declines to interfere; & that no other M.C. interferes. Under these circumstances, if correct, I think Mr. Cowles better be appointed. Yours truly A Lincoln