Abraham Lincoln to John M. Clayton, 12 March 18491
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Rec'd[Received] 13 March.
Washington, March 12. 1849Hon: Secretary of State:Sir:
John C. Richardson, of Boonville, Mo– is, or will be an applicant for U.S. Marshall in that state– He is a family relative of mine, and has desired me to aid him in the matter– That
being an office not in my own state, I feel I have no right to interfere, farther than to say he is a most worthy and
competent man, to fill that or any such office, and that, if without injustice to
those whom it particularly concerns, he can receive it, I shall be gratified–2
Your Obt Servt[Obedient Servant]A. Lincoln.<Page 2>
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Marshal Missouri
Richardson John C.
Recommended
1849.
Richardson John C.
Recommended
1849.
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Marshal
Missouri
1849
J. C. Richardson
Recommended by Hon A. Lincoln
Missouri
1849
J. C. Richardson
Recommended by Hon A. Lincoln
2John C. Richardson did not receive the appointment, the job going instead to John W. Twichell.
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), 247.
Autograph Letter Signed, 2 page(s), RG 59, Entry 760: Appointment Records, Applications and Recommendations for Office, Applications and Recommendations for Public Office, 1797-1901, NACP.