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 April 25, 2024.
Let this appointment be made if there be any vacancancy [sic] not already committed to any other. A. LINCOLN
Annotation
[1] AES, owned by Charles W. Olsen, Chicago, Illinois. Lincoln's endorsement is written on a letter signed by Senator Zachariah Chandler and several members of Congress, May 7, 1862, recommending appointment of Simeon J. Davenport as second lieutenant of cavalry. There is no record of his appointment.