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 May 24, 2024.
This is forwarded merely to back a nomination already made, as I understand A. LINCOLN
Dec. 19, 1861.
Annotation
[1] AES, DNA FS RG 59, Appointments, Box 248. Lincoln's endorsement is written on a petition of New York City merchants and underwriters, December 7, 1861, asking appointment of Reverend Andrew G. Carothers as consul to Martinique. See also Lincoln to Seward, November 18, supra. Carother's appointment was confirmed by the Senate December 20, 1861.