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].
Author
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 23, 2024.
This gentleman, though very plain spoken, in pursuit of an office, is excellently recommended as a worthy gentleman.
Aug. 23. 1862 A. LINCOLN
Annotation
[1] AES, DNA FS RG 59, Appointments, Box 227. Lincoln's endorsement is written on a letter from Samuel B. Bell of California, August 22, 1862, asking appointment as governor of Nevada Territory, to foreign service, or to a commission in the armed forces. No record of his appointment has been found.