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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To Simon Cameron1Jump to section

It appears to me that the appointment within recommended, would be proper; but I refer it to the Secretary of War.

Aug. 5, 1861 A. LINCOLN

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[1] AES, IHi. Lincoln's endorsement is written on a letter from Montgomery Blair, August 5, 1861, endorsed in concurrence by Edward Bates and others, recommending Captain Amos F. Garrison of Missouri, formerly of the Commissary Department, for appointment as commissary in the Army of the United States. Garrison was appointed captain and commissary of Volunteers on August 7, 1861.

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