Transcript of page 1: "Lansing Mich, March 11, 1861. To His Excellency Abraham Lincoln President of the United States, The undersigned members of the legislature of Michigan would respectfully recommend the appointment of Hon. Thomas W. Lockwood of Detroit as United States Attorney for Michigan. Mr. Lockwood has been Chairman of the Judiciary Committee of the House of Representatives of this State during the session and as such has had the entire confidence of the House. We are satisfied that his appointment would both [unclear] the interest of the Government and give satisfaction to the Republicans of Michigan. Dexter Mussey, Speaker of the [Michigan] House of Representatives, A.H. Morrison of Berrien, D.L. Hill, Rep Saginaw Co., Alonzo Sessions, Ionia, James Webster Childs, Rep 3rd Dist. Washtenaw Co., Chas. W. Weatherby, Rep. 2nd Branch, William H. Taylor, 3rd Dist. Kent, S.R. Kelsey, Shiawassee, Tho. [unclear], Rep. Manistee Co., Horace E. Bunce, 2nd Dist. St. Clair Co., [unclear] Smith, 1st Dist. St. Clair Co, Emerson Choate 1st Dist. Monroe, A.J. Leetch, Rep. Wayne Co., John Strong Jr., Rep. 2nd Dist. Wayne [Co.], William Chapoton, 1st Dist. [Wayne Co.], John S. Tibbets, 3rd Dist. [Wayne Co.], J.G. Peterson, 1 Dist. Wayne Co., Ira Davis, 5th Dist. [Wayne Co.], W. Phelps, 1 Dist. [Wayne Co.]" Transcript of page 3: "F.B. Wallin Allegan Co., Appleton Stevery Bay Co., James Fowle Hillsdale, C.S. Gregory Washtenaw, Wm. H. Stevenson [Washtenaw], E.T. Henderson Calhoun, Alexander Toll Mackinac Co., Jacob [unclear] 2nd Dist Livingston Co., John Hadley, Jr. Oakland Co., Sloan Cooley [Oakland Co.], William [unclear] Branch Co., A.E. Persons Alpena Co., Wm. Wheeler [unclear] Co., Henry K. Foote 4th Dist Oakland Co., C.C. Stoddard Rep Tuscola Co., [J] B. Wilson Lapeer, [unclear] Calhoun, G.K. Beamer Barry Co., Chauncey Goodrich Eaton Co., George Peties Rep 3rd Dist Monroe Co., Geo. F. Hemingway [Rep] Midland, H.B. Shank [Rep] 1st Dist Ingham, [unclear] Chippewa County, S.P. Alexander Berrien Co., John G. Hood Rep 2nd Dist Monroe Co., Chas B. Wright Manitou, J.C. Waterbury Sanilac, Gilbert E. Pratt Rep Clinton & Gratiot, C.C. Douglas Houghton Co., Wm. Burnell Macomb, M.M. Atwood Rep 2nd Dist [unclear] Co. Mich., S. Woodward [Rep] 1 [Dist] Oakland, S.S. Fuller Rep 2nd Dist Flint, P. M. Wilson [Rep] 1st [Dist] Macomb, Robert Cox [Rep] 1st [Dist] Hillsdale." Transcript of page 4: "J.J. Woodman Rep Van Buren Co., C.B. Wade, [Rep] 1st Dist. Jackson Co., Richard J. [unclear] 3rd [Dist. Jackson Co.], Leonard Miller 2nd [Dist.] Hillsdale, John Hain Rep. Ottawa Co., A.L. Green Rep 1 Dist. Eaton Co., J.S. Hodges Rep 2 Dist Lenawee, D.D. [unclear], Thomas F. Moore, 3rd Dist. Lenawee Co., Guy Green Rep 4th Lenawee Co., M.S. Bates Rep 1st Dist Ionia Co., E.B. Winans Rep. 1st Dist Livingston, E. [unclear] Cass Co., G.E. Read Kalamazoo."
