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Fig. 4. Lincoln's assignment to the second session's Post Office
and Post Roads Committee (above)
Fig. 5. Lincoln's second session appointment to investigate
the status of a Yorktown monument typifies a congressman's
sometimes mundane tasks. Yet perhaps because of the impor-
tance of the monument, the investigation was assigned to a
"grand committee" of one Member om each state. (below)
Fig. 6. Lincoln's publicly paid-for newspaper and magazine
subscriptions reveal both geographic and topical breadth.
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