Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 4 [Mar. 5, 1860-Oct. 24, 1861].
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Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 4 [Mar. 5, 1860-Oct. 24, 1861].
Author
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.
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New Brunswick, N.J.: Rutgers University Press
1953.
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"Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 4 [Mar. 5, 1860-Oct. 24, 1861]." In the digital collection Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/lincoln4. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 19, 2025.
Respectfully submitted to the Navy Department, with request for a respectful consideration. A. LINCOLN.
Aug. 19, 1861.
Annotation
[1] Betchelder 1975. According to the catalog description, Lincoln's endorsement is written on the back of a letter from Edward C. Carrington, recommending Captain S. E. Arnold for a commission in the Marine Corps. There is no record of the appointment.