Fitz Henry Warren to Abraham Lincoln, 10 May 18491
May 10 1849.Sir:I have the honor to inform you, that the Postmaster General has appointedWilliam K. PaynePostmaster atGrandviewin the State ofIllinoisin place of J. F. Whitney– Resigned.2
I am, respectfully,Your obedient servant,Fitz Henry Warren
Second Assistant Postmaster General.To the HonorableA. Lincoln,Springfield,Illinois–
2In March 1849, William K. Payne wrote Abraham Lincoln requesting his assistance in replacing James F. Whitney.
Payne had previously been postmaster of Grand View from December 1836 to May 1841
and from July 1841 to February 1845, and his third tenure would last until May 1853.
Record of Appointment of Postmasters, 1832-1971
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RG 28, 1832-1844, 12B:492, 1845-1855, 18:48, National Archives Building, Washington,
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Partially Printed Document Signed, 1 page(s),
Abraham Lincoln Papers, Library of Congress (Washington, DC).