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LINCOLN, ABRAHAM, President. Autograph endorsement signed ("A. Lincoln") as President, to an unidentified recipient, [Washington, D.C.], 17 March 1864. 5 lines plus dateline and signature, written on a section of paper apparently cut from a larger sheet, tiny fold tear at upper margin, browned, stained, docketed on verso. President Lincoln recommends a Miss McCain: "I shall be glad if any Department or Bureau can give this Lady employment..." Not in Basler, or Supplements; apparently unpublished.
A old news clipping accompanying Lincoln's endorsement explains his intervention on behalf of Miss McCain. Headed "A Patriotic Family," it recounts that every male member by descent or marriage of the late William McElwee, "of this city," had served in the Union army with gallantry. Ten men are listed, including a son-in-law, John McKain, presumably a relative of Miss McCain.
A old news clipping accompanying Lincoln's endorsement explains his intervention on behalf of Miss McCain. Headed "A Patriotic Family," it recounts that every male member by descent or marriage of the late William McElwee, "of this city," had served in the Union army with gallantry. Ten men are listed, including a son-in-law, John McKain, presumably a relative of Miss McCain.