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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Major General Curtis Executive Mansion, Washington,
St. Louis, Mo. Dec. 10, 1862. [10:25 A.M.]

Please suspend, until further order, all proceedings on the order made by Gen. Schofield on the 28th. day of August last, for assessing and collecting from Secessionists and Southern sympathizers the sum of Five hundred thousand dollars &c and, in the meantime make out and send me a statement of facts pertinent to the question, together with your opinion upon it. A. LINCOLN