GDG- Campaign For Land Office

[Dennis Lawrence]

Form Letter [To Duff Green] (1)
Dear Sir Springfield Ills. June 5. '49

Would you as soon I should have the Genl. Land Office as any other 
Illinoian?  (2) If you would, write me to that effect at Washington 
where I shall be soon. No time to loose. Yours in haste

A. LINCOLN
Annotation

[1]   Copy, DLC-RTL. Not in Lincoln's hand, this copy was presumably 
one of many sent out. It was returned with the following endorsement: 
``I most sincerely wish you success/DG.'' The same letter addressed 
to William Nelson, representative from New York, under same date, and 
another copy without name of addressee, under date of June 4, are 
printed in Hertz, II, p. 599.

[2]   Written in at this point by Green: ``A. Yes.''
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