Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 4 [Mar. 5, 1860-Oct. 24, 1861].

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Title: Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 4 [Mar. 5, 1860-Oct. 24, 1861].
Author: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.
Publication: New Brunswick, N.J.: Rutgers University Press; 1953.
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[1] AES, owned by Alfred W. Stern, Chicago, Illinois. Lincoln's endorsement appears on a memorial written by Governor William A. Buckingham of Connecticut and signed by numerous public men, requesting the appointment of James B. Merwin to a commission in the army and assignment to temperance work among the soldiers. Lincoln's endorsement is followed by recommendations signed by Winfield Scott and Benjamin F. Butler. According to Merwin's account (The Christian Advocate, February 6, 1919, pp. 166-67), the appointment was made, but no record of an appointment has been found prior to June 13, 1862, when Merwin was appointed hospital chaplain. See further Lincoln to Benjamin F. Larned, July 1, 1862, infra.