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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Page 503

To Winfield Scott1Jump to section

August 29, 1861

Will Gen. Scott please give his opinion whether anything, and if anything, what should be done in Major Cross' case.

Aug. 29, 1861. A. LINCOLN

I am unwilling to act in this case in opposition to Gen. Scott's views. A. LINCOLN

Sep. 6, 1861

Annotation

[1] AES, RPB. Lincoln's endorsements are written on a letter from Major Osborn Cross, San Francisco, California, July 29, 1861, asking that the president remit the remainder of his suspension from duty. Major Cross, a disbursing officer, had been court-martialed for a deficiency in his accounts which `` . . . was paid up by me nearly one year before I was brought before a Court Martial, even at that time a greater portion was shown to accrue from errors. . . . I have been a disbursing officer over thirty three years, and . . . not a dollar has been lost. . . . '' General Scott's reply of September 5, written between Lincoln's endorsements, declined to recommend further clemency. Major Cross was returned to duty when his suspension expired and was promoted to lieutenant colonel, February 26, 1863.

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