Abraham Lincoln to Thomas Ewing, 19 June 18491
Washington, June 19. 1849Hon: T. EwingSecretary &c.[etc]Sir:My friend, N G. Wilcox is an applicant to be Receiver of the Land Office at Stillwater Minesota; and I sincerely hope he may succeed– He is every way worthy of the office– I have
once seen his devotion to principle put to the severest test, and come out unshaken–
My confidence in him unlimited–2
Your Obt Servt[Obedient Servant]A. Lincoln<Page 2>
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Receiver at Stillwater.
N Greene Wilcox Applies
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N Greene Wilcox Applies
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Recommended by Hon. A. Lincoln–
2In March 1849, Lincoln recommended Nathaniel G. Wilcox for a pursership in the U.S. Navy, which Wilcox did not receive. President Zachary Taylor appointed Wilcox receiver of the U.S. General Land Office in Stillwater, Minnesota. Wilcox held the position until 1852.
Register of all Officers and Agents, Civil, Military, and Naval, in the Service of
the United States, on the Thirtieth September, 1849 (Washington, DC: Gideon, 1849), 138; Augustus B. Easton, History of the Saint Croix Valley
(Chicago: H. C. Cooper, Jr., 1909), 1:356.
Autograph Letter Signed, 2 page(s), Division of Politics and
Reform, National Museum of
American History (Washington, DC).