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 Lorenzo Thomas1Jump to section

Let the appointment be made, as within requested by Genl. McClellan. A. LINCOLN

Aug. 30, 1861

Annotation

[1] Parke-Bernet Catalog 972, May 17, 1948, No. 299. According to the catalog description, Lincoln's endorsement is written on the last page of a letter from McClellan, August 30, 1861. The register of letters received by the adjutant general (DNA WR RG 94) indicates that this missing item concerned the appointment of Major Lawrence P. Graham, as brigadier general, and the appointment of seven other officers recommended by McClellan. Graham was appointed August 31, 1861.

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