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THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
LINCOLN, Abraham. Autograph letter signed ("A. Lincoln"), as President, to Hiram Barney (1811-1895), Washington, 14 February 1862. 1 page, 8vo, Executive Mansion stationery, age-toned.
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LINCOLN, Abraham. Autograph letter signed ("A. Lincoln"), as President, to Hiram Barney (1811-1895), Washington, 14 February 1862. 1 page, 8vo, Executive Mansion stationery, age-toned.
LINCOLN REWARDS A POLITICAL FRIEND in this war-date letter to a New Yorker. "The bearer of this, Mr. William H. Wells, though a resident of your city, is a personal acquaintance, and highly valued friend of mine. His brother, Mr. Charles Wells, I do not know; but I should be gratified with his appointment to a place in New York, on account of his brother whom I do know." Barney, an abolitionist lawyer and son-in-law of Lewis Tappan, was an early Republican Party activist, and a key Lincoln supporter in New York. He raised some $35,000 for the 1860 campaign, about $750,000 in today's dollars. That kind of money brings rewards after election day, and Barney was made Collector of the Port of New York (1861-1864). There is, however, no record of an appointment for Charles Wells. William Wells was another early Lincoln supporter, who counseled him on cabinet appointments during the 1860-61 interregnum. Published in Basler First Supplement 10:123.
LINCOLN REWARDS A POLITICAL FRIEND in this war-date letter to a New Yorker. "The bearer of this, Mr. William H. Wells, though a resident of your city, is a personal acquaintance, and highly valued friend of mine. His brother, Mr. Charles Wells, I do not know; but I should be gratified with his appointment to a place in New York, on account of his brother whom I do know." Barney, an abolitionist lawyer and son-in-law of Lewis Tappan, was an early Republican Party activist, and a key Lincoln supporter in New York. He raised some $35,000 for the 1860 campaign, about $750,000 in today's dollars. That kind of money brings rewards after election day, and Barney was made Collector of the Port of New York (1861-1864). There is, however, no record of an appointment for Charles Wells. William Wells was another early Lincoln supporter, who counseled him on cabinet appointments during the 1860-61 interregnum. Published in Basler First Supplement 10:123.