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Abraham Lincoln to William L. Marcy, 27 May 18481
29
Lincoln Hon. A.
Navy Dept.
H. R. May 27, 48,
74
Enc.[Encloses] a letter from A G. Henderson giving informn[information] of a deserter from Navy.2
1This register entry, written by a clerk in the War Department, records the existence of a letter from Abraham Lincoln to Secretary of War William L. Marcy, written from the House of Representatives chamber on May 27, 1848, and enclosing a letter giving information on a deserter from the U.S. Navy.
2A. G. Henderson could not be positively identified.

Handwritten Document, 1 page(s), Volume Volume 67, L 74, RG 107, Entry 17: Record Series Originating During The Period 1789-1889, Correspondence, Letters Received, Letters Received (Main Series), 1801-1889, NAB.