Envelope of Abraham Lincoln to Enos & Ridgely, [14 June 1848]1
FREEWASHINGTON D.C.
JUN[JUNE] 14
Free A. Lincoln M C[Member of Congress]
Messrs Enos & RidgelySpringfieldIllinois–1Abraham Lincoln addressed the envelope, and he also wrote and signed the free postage
frank. Lincoln served in the U.S. House of Representatives from December 6, 1847 to March 3, 1849. The envelope is postmarked June 14, and
1848 was the only year during which Lincoln served in Congress in June. The envelope’s contents have not been located.
U.S. House Journal. 1847. 30th Cong., 1st sess., 1, 7; U.S. House Journal. 1849. 30th Cong., 2nd sess., 672-73.
Copy of Handwritten Document, 1 page(s), Gallery of History (Las Vegas, NV).