Richard M. Young to Abraham Lincoln, 6 December 18471
General Land OfficeDecember 6th 1847.Sir.
In compliance with your request of the 4th Inst, I have the honor to enclose you, herewith, an exemplification from the record of
the patent which was issued the 1st of October 1833, in favor of James Allin, for the East ½ of the South West ¼ of Section 4, in Township 23, North, of Range
2, East–2
I am Sir,With great Respect
Yr. Obt.[Your Obedient] ServantRichard M Young
Commissioner.Hon Abraham Lincoln House of Reps
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Land Patent
Handwritten Letter Signed, 2 page(s), David Davis Family Papers, Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum (Springfield, IL).