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[1] Copy, IHi-Nicolay and Hay Papers. Chase replied the same day, ``I have just received your note in relation to the appointment of Superintendent of the Mint at Denver. . . together with the letter addressed to you by Messrs. Lane and Wright, of Indiana, and General J. H. Lane of Kansas urging the appointment of a brother of General Lane residing in Indiana. . . . All these gentlemen, I think---the two last named certainly --- have called on me separately in reference to this appointment; and I have explained to each the grounds on which I felt obliged to decline recommending the nomination. . . . The right of making the appointment is unquestionably yours; but I am confident you will not direct it to be made without at least considering what I have to say in regard to it.'' (DLC-RTL). After some delay Lincoln appointed George W. Lane during the recess of the Senate and sent in his nomination on January 5, 1863. The appointment was confirmed on January 16, 1863.