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 13, 2024.
I wish to remember this young man for 1863, & to appoint him, unless there shall be over-bearing reasons to the contrary
Jan. 22, 1862. A. LINCOLN
Annotation
[1] AES, DLC-RTL. Lincoln's endorsement is written on the envelope of a letter from Secretary Seward, January 21, 1862, introducing ``Mrs Schermerhorn and her son whom she wishes to put into the Academy at West Point.'' Mrs. Schermerhorn's son, F. Augustus Schermerhorn, was not appointed to West Point. See Lincoln's memorandum of April 1, 1864, infra.