| Tuesday, March 20, 1849-Sunday, March 25,
1849.En route to Springfield, IL.
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Before departing from Washington for home via St. Louis on railroad,
stage, and steamer, Lincoln endorses to Secretary of State Clayton
Edward D. Baker's nomination of himself (Baker) as agent to go to
California and bring territory into Union as Whig state.
Endorsement: Edward D. Baker to John M. Clayton, [20 March 1849], CW, 2:38. |