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[1] AES, owned by Milton H. Shutes, Oakland, California. Lincoln's endorsement is written on the envelope of a letter from Samuel Bell to Senator James A. McDougall of California, August 14, 1861, requesting appointment as paymaster. There is no record of his appointment.