Text of Abraham Lincoln letter

[May 29, 2009]  (AP)  Text of the letter written by Abraham Lincoln that the National Archives added to its collection on Thursday:

Hon. Sec. of Treasury

My dear Sir

Mr. Stevens, late Superintendent of the Mint at San Francisco, asks to have a copy, or be permitted to examine, and take extracts, of the evidence upon which he was removed. Please oblige him in one way or the other.

Yours truly, A. Lincoln.

[Associated Press]

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