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Patronage and the Land Office
Posted on
June 5, 2014 9:23 am
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Abraham Lincoln & Friends
Patronage and the Land Office
In April 1849, Mr. Lincoln wrote Navy Secretary Preston: “I suppose Gen. Taylor, because both of his declarations, and his inclination, will not go the doctrine of removals very strongly; and hence the greater reason, when an office or…”
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