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    Below is a sample of new documents written by Abraham Lincoln or with substantial endorsements written by Lincoln that do not appear in The Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln (1953-55) or either of its supplements (1974, 1990).  Because the Papers of Abraham Lincoln has a much broader scope, the project has also scanned thousands of letters to Lincoln and other documents not included in the Collected Works.

Abraham Lincoln to Thomas T. Gantt, February 5, 1841

Illinois Historical Survey, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL

 

A Bill for An Act Providing for the Election of a Public Binder, February 9, 1841

Illinois State Archives, Springfield, IL

Speech to Northwestern River and Harbor Convention, July 6, 1847

Missouri Daily Republican (St. Louis), July 12, 1847, 2:2

Abraham Lincoln to John M. Clayton, March 12, 1849

Record Group 59: General Records of the Department of State, 1789-1949, Entry 760: Appointment Records, Applications and Recommendations for Office, Applications and Recommendations for Public Office, 1797-1901, National Archives and Records Administration, College Park, MD

Abraham Lincoln to Thomas Ewing, March 12, 1849

Record Group 48: Records of the Department of the Interior, 1826-1985, Entry 15: Records of the Office of the Secretary of the Interior, 1833-1964, Divisional Records, 1843-1943, Records of the Appointments Division, 1817-1922, Field Office Appointment Papers, National Archives and Records Administration, College Park, MD

Abraham Lincoln to William B. Preston, March 29, 1849

Record Group 48: Records of the Department of the Interior, 1826-1985, Entry 15: Records of the Office of the Secretary of the Interior, 1833-1964, Divisional Records, 1843-1943, Records of the Appointments Division, 1817-1922, Field Office Appointment Papers, National Archives and Records Administration, College Park, MD

Abraham Lincoln to John M. Clayton, December 7, 1849

Record Group 59: General Records of the Department of State, 1789-1949, Entry 760: Appointment Records, Applications and Recommendations for Office, Applications and Recommendations for Public Office, 1797-1901, National Archives and Records Administration, College Park, MD

Abraham Lincoln to Thomas Ewing, December 15, 1849

Private Collection

Abraham Lincoln to Jackson Grimshaw, April 11, 1858

Hagley Museum and Library, Wilmington, DE

Abraham Lincoln to Joseph S. Copes, June 2, 1858

Private Collection

Abraham Lincoln to Charles H. Ray, June 6, 1858

Cantigny, Colonel Robert R. McCormick Research Center, Wheaton, IL

Abraham Lincoln to Charles H. Ray, June 27, 1858

Cantigny, Colonel Robert R. McCormick Research Center, Wheaton, IL

Abraham Lincoln to H. P. Sloan, August 3, 1858

Private Collection

Abraham Lincoln to B. F. James, March 1, 1859

Chapin Library, Williams College, Williamstown, MA

Abraham Lincoln to Thomas Corwin, October 9, 1859

Private Collection

Abraham Lincoln to William D. Kelley, August 15, 1860

Columbia University, New York, New York

Abraham Lincoln to Alexander K. McClure, August 30, 1860

Henry Horner Lincoln Collection, Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, Springfield, IL

Abraham Lincoln to David Hunter, January 26, 1861

Dr. Robert Small Trust and Sotheby's

Abraham Lincoln to Madison S. Perry, March 16, 1861

Lehigh County Historical Society, Allentown, PA

Abraham Lincoln to Caleb B. Smith, April 2, 1861

Record Group 48: Records of the Department of the Interior, 1826-1985, Entry 15: Records of the Office of the Secretary of the Interior, 1833-1964, Divisional Records, 1843-1943, Records of the Appointments Division, 1817-1922, Field Office Appointment Papers, National Archives and Records Administration, College Park, MD

Abraham Lincoln to Salmon P. Chase, April 12, 1861

Museums of Oglebay Institute, Wheeling, WV

Abraham Lincoln to Henry W. Hoffman and Francis S. Corkran, April 19, 1861

Chicago Historical Society, Chicago, IL

Abraham Lincoln to E. Reed Meyer, April 27, 1861

Lincoln Memorial Shrine, A. K. Smiley Public Library, Redlands, CA

Abraham Lincoln to Fernando Wood, May 4, 1861

Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum, Centerport, New York

Abraham Lincoln to Winfield Scott, June 3, 1861

Chapin Library, Williams College, Williamstown, MA

Abraham Lincoln to Anson P. Morill, July 17, 1861

Robert W. Woodruff Library, Atlanta University Center, Atlanta, GA

Abraham Lincoln to Richard D. Goodwin, July 22, 1861

Private Collection

Endorsement of Abraham Lincoln, October 17, 1861

Chapin Library, Williams College, Williamstown, MA

Abraham Lincoln to William H. Seward, December 3, 1861

Private Collection

Abraham Lincoln to William H. Seward, December 6, 1861

University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY

Abraham Lincoln to Henry W. Halleck, December 19, 1861

Dr. Robert Small Trust and Sotheby's

Abraham Lincoln to David Hunter, December 23, 1861

Dr. Robert Small Trust and Sotheby's

Abraham Lincoln to Simon Cameron, January 7, 1862

Private Collection

Abraham Lincoln to Edwin M. Stanton, February 1, 1862

University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY

Abraham Lincoln to Dorothea Dix, February 19, 1862

Emory University, Atlanta, GA

Abraham Lincoln to William H. Seward, March 21, 1862

Record Group 59: General Records of the Department of State, 1789-1949, Entry 770: Appointment Records, Acceptances and Orders for Commissions, Acceptances and Orders for Commissions, 1789-1983, National Archives and Records Administration, College Park, MD

Abraham Lincoln to Edwin M. Stanton, March 25, 1862

Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, WI

Abraham Lincoln to John E. Wool, July 13, 1862

New York State Library, Albany, NY

Abraham Lincoln to Unknown, July 15, 1862

Winthrop Public Library, Winthrop, MA

Abraham Lincoln to Edwin M. Stanton, July 17, 1862

Private Collection

Abraham Lincoln to Gideon Welles, August 9, 1862

Dr. Robert Small Trust and Sotheby's

Abraham Lincoln to Edwin M. Stanton, August 23, 1862

Amherst College, Amherst, MA

Abraham Lincoln to Edwin M. Stanton, September 27, 1862

Henry Horner Lincoln Collection, Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, Springfield, IL

Abraham Lincoln to Samuel R. Curtis, November 6, 1862

State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, IA

Abraham Lincoln to F. N. Ewing, November 24, 1862

Pink Palace Museum, Memphis, TN

Abraham Lincoln to William S. Rosecrans, March 6, 1863

William S. Rosecrans Papers, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA

Abraham Lincoln to Ward B. Burnett, March 7, 1863

Private Collection

Notes regarding Charles Harker, July 20, 1863

Private Collection

Abraham Lincoln to Edwin M. Stanton, July 22, 1863

Henry Horner Lincoln Collection, Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, Springfield, IL

Abraham Lincoln to James Dixon, January 12, 1864

Dr. Robert Small Trust and Sotheby's

Abraham Lincoln to Edwin M. Stanton, January 21, 1864

Colgate University, Hamilton, NY

Abraham Lincoln to Edwin M. Stanton, January 23, 1864

Lincoln Memorial Shrine, A. K. Smiley Public Library, Redlands, CA

Abraham Lincoln to Edwin M. Stanton, January 29, 1864

Henry Horner Lincoln Collection, Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, Springfield, IL

Abraham Lincoln to Gideon Welles, March 10, 1864

United States Naval Academy Museum, Annapolis, MD

Abraham Lincoln to O. B. Yoder, March 19, 1864

Dr. Robert Small Trust and Sotheby's

Abraham Lincoln to Gideon Welles, March 30, 1864

United States Naval Academy Museum, Annapolis, MD

William H. Herndon to Abraham Lincoln, August 30, 1864; endorsement by Abraham Lincoln, September 3, 1864

Private Collection

Abraham Lincoln to William S. Rosecrans, September 10, 1864

William S. Rosecrans Papers, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA

Abraham Lincoln to William P. Fessenden, September 13, 1864

Jones Library, Amherst, MA

Abraham Lincoln to Whom It May Concern, October 15, 1864

Pink Palace Museum, Memphis, TN

Abraham Lincoln to Edward R. S. Canby, October 17, 1864

National Museum of American History, Washington, DC

Order for Release of Elijah Morgan, December 9, 1864

Private Collection

Proposed Order; endorsement by Abraham Lincoln, 1864

Pink Palace Museum, Memphis, TN

Pass for Mrs. Schaumberg, January 18, 1865

Historic New Orleans Collection

Pass for Eliza Underwood Rutledge, January 21, 1865

Middleton Place, Charleston, SC

Abraham Lincoln to Gideon Welles, February 15, 1865

Henry Horner Lincoln Collection, Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, Springfield, IL

Laura Richards to Mary Lincoln, [1861-1865]

William L. Clements Library, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

 

Although the text of the following documents appeared in the Collected Works, the location of the original documents was unknown.

Abraham Lincoln to William B. Campbell and others, October 22, 1864

Record Group 76: Records of Boundary and Claims Commissions and Arbitrations, 1716-1979, Entry 436: Miscellaneous Claims: Other Miscellaneous Claims, 1795-1917, Miscellaneous Claims, 1824-1887, National Archives and Records Administration, College Park, MD