A handwritten letter of reference penned by President Abraham Lincoln in 1861 just two weeks into his first term is now on public display at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum.
The letter, written on March 16, 1861, was addressed to Navy Secretary Gideon Welles and sought employment for William Johnson, a young Black man Lincoln considered a friend.
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