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].
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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 May 24, 2024.
Adjutant General. Executive Mansion,
My dear Sir Washington, June 18. 1862.
Please see Gov. Yates and Gov. Wood, and if it be consistent with regulations, do what they desire about a mustering officer at Springfield, Illinois. Yours truly A. LINCOLN
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[1] ALS, IHi. The following endorsement is signed on the bottom of the letter by Richard Yates, John Wood, and William Kellogg: ``We recommend A. J. Allen.'' Allen was nominated assistant quartermaster with rank of captain on June 19 and confirmed by the Senate on June 30, 1862.