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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Cite this Item: "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 24, 2024.

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[1] LS, DNA RG 217, General Accounting Office. This letter and that to Benjamin B. French infra are accompanied by invoices from T. J. Crowen of New York and William F. Richstein of Washington, booksellers, for books purchased for the Executive Mansion library. Lincoln paid for part of the books himself and authorized payment out of funds appropriated by congress for the remainder. For a complete analysis see Harry E. Pratt, Personal Finances of Abraham Lincoln, pp. 180-81.