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February 23, 1850

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Saturday, February 23, 1850.
 Springfield, IL.

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Lincoln writes to John D. Johnston, his stepbrother, who wishes his help in securing contract for mail route: "I have made out a bid for you at $120, guaranteed it myself, got our PM here to certify it, and sent it on." Regarding previous letter of Johnston's concerning "some man's claim for a pension," he writes that those of whom he inquired about claim "decide that he can not get a pension." Abraham Lincoln to John D. Johnston, 23 February 1850, CW, 2:76-77. 

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Lincoln writes to John D. Johnston, his stepbrother, who wishes his 
help in securing contract for mail route: "I have made out a bid for 
you at $120, guaranteed it myself, got our PM here to certify it, and 
sent it on." Regarding previous letter of Johnston's concerning "some 
man's claim for a pension," he writes that those of whom he inquired 
about claim "decide that he can not get a pension."
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