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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To John F. Lee1Jump to section

Judge Advocate Executive Mansion,
Of the Army. Washington July 30. 1862.

Sir. Please examine once more, the case of Lieutenant Colonel Francis B O'Keefe, and tell me what I, as President, can lawfully do, if anything, to relieve him from the unpleasant attitude he is in. Yours truly A. LINCOLN

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[1] Copy, DNA WR RG 153, Judge Advocate General, Letters Received, No. 196. Lieutenant Colonel Francis B. O'Keefe of the Fifteenth New York Volunteers had been dismissed from the service on September 2, 1861. Lee replied that O'Keefe, who sought a new trial, would ``obtain the benefit he seeks . . . if the President will authorize the Assistant Adjutant General to inform the Governor of New York that the President has considered the proceedings of the court martial in Col. O'Keefe's case, and consents that he be re-appointed into the volunteer service.'' (Ibid.). See further, Lincoln to John F. Lee, August 8, infra.

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