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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05277 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1857 |
| Title | Abraham Lincoln to Jesse K. Dubois regarding property taxes |
| Date | 21 December 1857 |
| Author | Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) |
| Recipient | Dubois, Jesse Kilgore |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Writes to Dubois, the Illinois State auditor, to get him to accept a $90,000 temporary settlement offer for property taxes due the state of Illinois from the Illinois Central Rail Road Company. Basler, Roy P. The Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. (New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 1953), Vol. II 1848 - 1858, p. 429 |
| Subjects | Law Railroad Taxes or Taxation Government and Civics President |
| People | Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) Dubois, Jesse Kilgore (1811-1876) |
| Place written | Bloomington, Illinois |
| Theme | Banking & Economics; The Presidency; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Notes: Printed in Basler 2:429. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
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