View Selected Lincoln Documents in the Illinois State Archives

Abraham Lincoln's endorsement of the signers of a petition to Governor Augustus C. French for the pardon of Henry Heath, September 30, 1850.

A petition to Governor William H. Bissell for the pardon of John Hibbs, written by Lincoln in 1857. Lincoln did not sign this petition.
Lincoln added a paragraph and signed his name to Judge David Davis' letter to Governor William H. Bissell for the pardon of John Hibbs, May 8, 1857.
A receipt for payment of $25.00 from the Board of Trustees of the Illinois and Michigan Canal. Signed by Lincoln March 16, 1853.
Letter to Governor Joel A. Matteson from A. Lincoln requesting a pardon for William D. Davis, January 10, 1853.
Abraham Lincoln signed this petition endorsing Antrim Campbell for Prosecuting Attorney, September 13, 1838.
Lincoln wrote and signed this document stating under oath that he is the attorney for Foley Vaughn, April 15, 1840.
A petition to Governor Thomas Ford requesting a pardon for Samuel Smith, signed by Lincoln in 1845.
Lincoln's note to Secretary of War Simon Cameron endorsing William H. W. Cushman's appointment as colonel of the 53rd Infantry Regiment. It is dated September 16, 1861.
Letter to Governor William H. Bissell concerning the pardon of Samuel Jones and his son James, March 22, 1858.