Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 5 [Oct. 24, 1861-Dec. 12, 1862].
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Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 5 [Oct. 24, 1861-Dec. 12, 1862].
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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 5 [Oct. 24, 1861-Dec. 12, 1862]." In the digital collection Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/lincoln5. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 3, 2024.
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[1] ALS, IHi. Bates wrote Lincoln on October 15, 1862, ``I have examined the matter which you mentioned yesterday, touching your power to fill a vacancy on the bench of the Supreme Court, now, in the recess of the Senate. . . . I give it as my opinion that you have lawful power, now, in the recess of the Senate, to
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fill up a vacancy . . . which . . . existed during the last session of the Senate, `by granting a commission which shall expire at the end of their next session.' . . .'' (DLC-RTL). See Lincoln to David Davis, infra.
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