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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC04500 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1860s |
| Title | Recommendation of his boyhood friend George May for judge |
| Date | 13 December 1861 |
| Author | Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Lincoln writes "I knew George May as a boy, and young man, then a little inclined to dissipation -- If free from that now, he has intellect enough for almost any place..." |
| Subjects | President Letter of Introduction or Recommendation Government and Civics Alcohol Judiciary |
| People | Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) May, George (fl. 1861) |
| Place written | Washington |
| Theme | Government & Politics; The Presidency; Law |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Additional Information | Notes: Basler 5: 68. Basler indicates that there is no record of May's appointment. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
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