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Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams

Description

This handwritten letter, dated October 12, 1852, is written from Ninian W. Edwards to August C. French serves as Edwards' resignation from his seat as a member of the French General Assembly of Sangamon County, Illinois. The back of the letter contains a summary of the letter and addresses the letter to Gov. French, Springfield, Ill. Some notes are written in pencil at the bottom of the front of the letter noting that Edwards was Lincoln's brother-in-law at whose home he and Mrs. Lincoln were married. A note written in pencil along the edge of the back of the letter appears to archivist notes.

Publication Date

10-12-1852

Rights

Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.

Time Period

1850-1859

Subjects

Correspondence

Geographic Location

Springfield, (Ill.)

Object Type

text

Format (original)

correspondence

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

FVW-MANU-B1F116

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, Original Manuscript Collection, Series 4: Abraham Lincoln Legal Documents, 1837-1859, Box 1, Folder 115

Repository

The Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana Repository

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version).

Contact Information

For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.

Letter of Resignation, Ninian W. Edwards to August C. French, October 12, 1857

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