Justin Butterfield
... that in 1849, Justin Butterfield was appointed commissioner of the General Land Office in preference to Abraham Lincoln?
... that in 1849, <b id="mwDFs"><a href="./Justin_Butterfield" id="mwDFw" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Justin Butterfield">Justin Butterfield</a></b> <i id="mwDF0">(pictured)</i> was appointed <a href="./Commissioner" id="mwDF4" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Commissioner">commissioner</a> of the <a class="mw-disambig" href="./General_Land_Office" id="mwDF8" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="General Land Office">General Land Office</a> in preference to <a href="./Abraham_Lincoln" id="mwDGA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Abraham Lincoln">Abraham Lincoln</a>?