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 24, 2024.

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[1] AES, DLC-RTL. Lincoln's endorsement is written on a letter from Mark W. Delahay, March 14, 1862, signed also by Senators Samuel C. Pomeroy and James H. Lane, recommending ``Michael J. Gulish [Greelish?] Esq as a valuable Irish Republican. . . to the Position of Forage Master at Fort Leavenworth in Place of George McGlouflin the Present incumbent for whose removal we respectfully now ask.'' The letter also is endorsed in John Hay's handwriting ``Referred back from the Secretary of War.'' No further reference to this removal and appointment has been found.