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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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"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 22, 2024.

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Memorandum:
Appointment of George W. Garrett1

Executive Mansion, Washington, May 3, 1862.

To-day Mr. Senator Wright introduces a Committee of Citizens of this District consisting of William Dixon, William Wise, Henry Lee, Reuben Bacon, Henry D. Gannell [Grinnell?], W.J. Murta[u]gh, James H. Lusby who asks the appointment of George W. Garrett as Warden of Penitentiary. A. LINCOLN.

Annotation

[1]   Tracy, p. 206. Senator Joseph A. Wright of Rockville, Indiana, was appointed to fill the vacancy in the Senate caused by expulsion of Senator Jesse D. Bright and served from February 24, 1862 to January 14, 1863. No further record concerning the appointment of George W. Garrett has been found.

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