Inscription of Abraham Lincoln in Autograph Album [1848 - 1849]1
Thos J. TurnerFreeport
Ill.[Illinois]John Wentworth
Chicago
IllsJohn A. McClernand.
ShawneetownA. Lincoln
SpringfieldRobert Smith
Alton
Illinois
1Abraham Lincoln, Thomas J. Turner, John Wentworth, John A. McClernand, and Robert
Smith signed their own names and wrote their places of residence. This is from a
volume of autographs from James K. Polk and members of his administration, 1848-49.
“Collection Overview,” James K. Polk Papers, 1827-1849, New York Public Library Archives
& Manuscripts, New York, New York, http://archives.nypl.org/mss/17764#descriptive_identity.
Autograph Document Signed, 1 page(s), James K. Polk Papers, New York Public Library (New York, NY).