[Abraham Lincoln], free frank ("A.Lincoln") as President on address panel only cut from a cover addressed inhis hand to Hiram Barney in New York City, Washington D.C. April 2, 1862postmark, front only of the cover

Hiram Barney met with Lincoln at Springfield,Illinois in 1860 shortly after the Republican Nation convention ended. Barneyraised $35,000 in New York, which he sent to the Illinois State Committee.Lincoln called upon Barney at a hotel in Springfield when he was sent byRepublicans of New York to consult with Lincoln regarding his Cabinet. Lincolnrequested that Barney write out a list in pencil of his choices for Cabinetposts. He chose Caleb Smith as Secretary of the Interior and Simon Cameron asSecretary of War, rather than men Barney had recommended. (from Wikipedia)

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