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 22, 2024.
Executive Mansion,
Hon. Senator Dixon Washington, July 24, 1862.
My dear Sir. The bearer of this, Mr. Bronson Murray, now resident in the 4th. District of Connecticut, wishes to be Collector for that District. He is my acquaintance and friend, of some years standing, whom I would like to oblige; but I should not like to appoint him against the wish of yourself & other Union friends there.
Please give the case such attention as you reasonably can & write me. Yours truly A. LINCOLN
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[1] ALS (copy?), DLC-RTL. James Dixon was Senator from Connecticut. Bronson Murray had formerly resided at Ottawa, Illinois, and at this time was a resident of Stamford, Connecticut. Senator Dixon's reply to Lincoln's letter has not been located, and there is no record of Murray's appointment.