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"Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 5." In the digital collection Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/l/lincoln/lincoln5. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 28, 2024.
If another Additional Paymaster is needed let Mr. Wood be appointed. It is thought probable that G. W. Burns, already appointed, may resign, or not qualify, & if so, his place could at once be given Mr. Wood, as they both reside at Quincy, Illinois
Aug. 18. 1862. A. LINCOLN
Annotation
[1] AES, IHi. This endorsement was written on an envelope addressed to Lincoln. George W. Burns was appointed additional paymaster of Volunteers on June 30, 1862, and resigned on March 18, 1864. His law partner John Wood, Jr., was never appointed.