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

I shall be gratified if Mr. Hertford can retain the place he now holds in the War Department. A. LINCOLN

Aug. 21, 1861

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[1] AES, DLC-Cameron Papers. Lincoln's endorsement is written on the back of a letter from Joseph Hertford, August 19, 1861. A temporary clerk in the War Department, friend of Leonard Swett and Ward H. Lamon and an ex-Chicagoan, Hertford apparently did not keep his War Department position, but in 1862 secured a place in the Bureau of Internal Revenue.

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