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 the Senate and House of Representatives1Jump to section

December 17, 1861

To the Senate and House of Representatives:

I transmit to the Senate and House of Representatives copies of the correspondence between the Secretary of State, Secretary of War, and the Governor of the State of Maine, on the subject of the fortification of the seacoast and Lakes. ABRAHAM LINCOLN

Washington, December 17, 1861.

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[1] DS, DNA RG 46, Senate 37A F2; DS, DNA RG 233, Thirty-seventh Congress, Second Session, Original Executive Document No. 14. The correspondence transmitted is printed in H.R. Executive Document No. 14, and includes Israel Washburn Jr. to Seward, October 23, 1861, endorsed by Lincoln to Cameron, November 4, 1861, supra.

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