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.
Mr. Mason W. Newell, within recommended for Railroad employment, is personally known to me as a Railroad man. He was engaged in that capacity at Springfield, the place of my residence, for five years, and during that time enjoyed the reputation of a most competent and faithful man. I afterwards saw him at Cincinnati, engaged in the same business. I never heard any thing against him personally or professionally. I shall be very glad if employment can be found for him. A. LINCOLN
Aug. 21. 1862.
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[1] ADS-P, ISLA. Newell had been superintendent of the machine shop of the Sangamon and Morgan Railroad and in 1852 was appointed superintendent of the Northern Cross Railroad.