Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 5 [Oct. 24, 1861-Dec. 12, 1862].

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Title: Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 5 [Oct. 24, 1861-Dec. 12, 1862].
Author: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.
Publication: New Brunswick, N.J.: Rutgers University Press; 1953.
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To Whom It May Concern1Jump to section

Executive Mansion,
Whom it may concern Washington, Nov. 1, 1862

Capt. Derrickson, with his company, has been, for some time keeping guard at my residence, now at the Soldiers Retreat. He,

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and his Company are very agreeable to me; and while it is deemed proper for any guard to remain, none would be more satisfactory to me than Capt. D. and his company.

A. LINCOLN

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[1] ALS-P, ISLA, Captain David V. Derickson of Company K, One Hundred Fiftieth Pennsylvania Volunteers continued to act as presidential bodyguard until he was appointed provost marshal for the Nineteenth District of Pennsylvania on April 27, 1863. His company remained as presidential guard until mustered out in June, 1865.

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