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

March [14], 1862

To the Senate and House of Representatives.

I submit to Congress the accompanying copy of a correspondence between the Secretary of State, the Danish Charge d'Affaires and the Secretary of the Navy, concerning the case of the barque ``Jorgen Lorentzen,'' a Danish vessel seized, on her voyage from Rio Janeiro to Havana, by the United States ship ``Morning Light,'' and subsequently released. I recommend the appropriation of the amount of the award of the referees. ABRAHAM LINCOLN

Washington, March [14], 1862.

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[1] DS, DNA RG 46, Senate 37A F2; DS, DNA RG 233, House of Representatives Original Executive Document No. 78. The enclosed correspondence concerned the seizure on December 26, 1861, of the Jorgen Lorentzen in the Gulf of Mexico. Lieutenant Henry T. Moore, commanding the Morning Light, believed the Danish ship was trying to run the blockade into New Orleans. Moses Taylor, U.S. referee, and Horace Dollner, Danish consul at New York, awarded damages of $1,850, an appropriation for which amount was approved April 25.

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