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].
Author
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 May 24, 2024.
To-day Hon. David Wilmot calls and asks that his son Thomas M. Wilmot be appointed a cadet at West-Point. Will be, 18. years of age Aug. 4, 1863. Not particular whether appointed this year or next. I wish to appoint him before I leave here.
A. LINCOLN
Annotation
[1] ADS, DNA WR RG 94, U.S. Military Academy, 1864, No. 460, Box 83. There is no record of the appointment.