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January 13, 1861

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Sunday, January 13, 1861.
 Springfield, IL.

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Lincoln writes Sen. Cameron (Pa.) conciliatory letter: "I now think I will not definitely fix upon any appointment for Pennsylvania until I reach Washington." Abraham Lincoln to Simon Cameron, 13 January 1861, CW, 4:174-75.

James Appleton, Jr., of Boston, Sen.-elect Edgar Cowan (Pa.), and John P. Sanderson of Pennsylvania, state senator and confidential friend of Cameron, arrive late this evening to visit Lincoln regarding cabinet appointment for Cameron. Washington Star, 15 January 1861. 

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Lincoln writes Sen. Cameron (Pa.) conciliatory letter: "I now think I 
will not definitely fix upon any appointment for Pennsylvania until I 
reach Washington."
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James Appleton, Jr., of Boston, Sen.-elect Edgar Cowan (Pa.), and 
John P. Sanderson of Pennsylvania, state senator and confidential 
friend of Cameron, arrive late this evening to visit Lincoln 
regarding cabinet appointment for Cameron.
<bibl default='NO'>Washington Star, 15 January 1861.</bibl>
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