Recommendation Letter to Abraham Lincoln for R.K. Williams - Wayne State University Digital Collections

Recommendation Letter to Abraham Lincoln for R.K. Williams

1864-03-24

This letter to Lincoln recommends R.K. Williams be appointed to a federal judgeship.

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Content Type:	Image
Date:	1864-03-24
Year:	1864
Collection:	The Lincoln Letters
Subject:	Courts--Officials and employees--Selections and appointment Courts--United States--Officials and employees--Selections and appointment Employment references Williams, R.K.

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Coverage:	United States
Resource Type:	text
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Transcription:	His Excellency A. Lincoln President U. States We take great pleasure in saying that Hon. R K Williams of Kentucky, from his long experience on the Circuit and Appellate Bench of the State and his ability and integrity as a Jurist together with his constant and determined loyalty and efficient support he has always given to the Government will qualify him for a position in the United States Judiciary and entitle him to your favorable confederation and we earnestly recommend him to a position of that kind as some of the states now being reorganized, his long association with Southern people and intimate knowledge of their habits of thought and [?] exposure of their heresies will adapt him to such a position. Lucien Anderson W.H. Randall B.L.[?] [?] Submitted to the Attorney General. A. Lincoln March 24, 1864 [Filing Notation] Hon. R.K. Williams. Recommendation for U.S. Judgeship (none specified) Filed March 24th/64 The transcription was provided for your convenience. Please refer to the original letter for research or quotations.
Other Formats:	Title: Frank Howard Collection of Civil War History Location: Special Collections, Wayne State University Library System Note: The original letters from this collection are located in the Special Collections at Wayne State University. Additional materials that were not digitized are also available.
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