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January 01, 1836

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Friday, January 1, 1836.
 Vandalia, IL.

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[Lincoln's name does not appear in proceedings. His unusual three-day absence from House is accounted for by introduction, January 2, 1836, of report of Committee on Public Accounts and Expenditures, by John D. Hughes of St. Clair. Report, listing state expenses for 1836 at $89,150, is in Lincoln's hand, showing that he spent these days in committee gathering and discussing statistics. Report to Illinois Legislature on State Expenses, [2 January 1836], CW, 1:45.]

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         <p> [Lincoln's name does not appear in proceedings. His unusual three-day
            absence from House is accounted for by introduction, January 2, 1836, of report of
            Committee on Public Accounts and Expenditures, by John D. Hughes of St. Clair. Report,
            listing state expenses for 1836 at $89,150, is in Lincoln's hand, showing that he spent
            these days in committee gathering and discussing statistics.<bibl default='NO'>
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                  on State Expenses</xref>, [2 January 1836], <title corresp='books_Basler2'>CW</title>, 1:45.</bibl>]</p>
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