Papers Of Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln to Blatchford, Seward & Griswold, 2 May 18581
Springfield, May 2. 1858Messrs[Messieurs] Blatchford, Seward & Griswold29. Nassau S^t[Street]N.Y.Gentlemen–
Yours, inclosing note of T. J. V. Owen & Bro, is received, and shall be attended to–2
Yours, &c[etc.]A. Lincoln

1Abraham Lincoln wrote and signed this letter.

2A representative of Blatchford, Seward & Griswold wrote Lincoln a letter on April 23, enclosing a May 1857 promissory note from T. J. V. Owen & Brother to Miller & Holbrook and leaving the arrangement of T. J. V. Owen & Brother’s debt repayment in Lincoln’s hands. Lincoln and Blatchford, Seward & Griswold subsequently exchanged at least three more letters related to this debt. Lincoln advised the firm against initiating a lawsuit to resolve the matter, but it is unclear from extant correspondence whether he was able to resolve the debt either in full or in part.
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