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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Cite this Item: "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 23, 2024.

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[1] LS, ORB. Written by John Hay and signed by Lincoln, the penmanship of this letter is not clear as to the name of the inventor. The reading ``Knorr's'' is the editors' effort to decipher the name, but no reference to such a man has been found. It seems possible that the name may have been intended as ``Ferriss,'' with reference to a cannon of wrought iron known as the ``Ferriss Gun,'' upon which O.O. Macomber reported to Lincoln on January 28, 1862 (DLC-RTL). No reply from Scott has been found.