Annotation
[1] Argosy Book Shop Catalog, April, 1942. According to the catalog description, Lincoln's endorsement is written on a letter from ex-President Millard Fillmore, November 16, 1861, to his nephew George M. Fillmore, advising him how to proceed about getting an appointment as a lieutenant. Corporal Fillmore of the Second Minnesota Infantry was appointed second lieutenant of the Third Artillery, Regular Army, as of November 30, 1861.