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] Copy, ISLA. The copies of Lincoln's endorsements are undated, but on August 5, Lincoln nominated John A. Ford of Virginia for appointment as first lieutenant in the Thirteenth Infantry, and the Senate confirmed the appointment the same day. In addition to Lincoln's endorsements, Ford's papers carry an endorsement by Winfield Scott as follows: ``Mr. Ford served honorably in the Mexican War''; and by Cameron as follows: ``General Thomas---Please appoint for it.''