Scope of Series III

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    Series III incorporates all Lincoln documents from Abraham Lincoln's inauguration as President on March 4, 1861 through his death on April 15, 1865.

    A "Lincoln document" is any of the following:

bullet a document written in Abraham Lincoln's hand;
bullet a document printed from an original written in Abraham Lincoln's hand (e.g., letters authored by Lincoln to a newspaper);
bullet a document written by a secretary or assistant but signed by Abraham Lincoln or issued directly under his authority;
bullet a document reporting Abraham Lincoln's words (e.g., legislative bills and acts, newspaper reports of speeches);
bullet a document addressed or directed to Abraham Lincoln (either sender's or recipient's copy; either draft or final version);
bullet a document enclosed with correspondence addressed to Abraham Lincoln or written by Lincoln; or
bullet a document comprising a part of the official record of a particular matter submitted for Abraham Lincoln's review (e.g. military pardon case files).