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 24, 2024.
Hon. Jesse O. Norton Executive Mansion,
Joliet, Ills. Washington, Aug. 26. 1862.
I can give you Collector, but not Assessor. Which will you have for Collector, Ellsworth, or McIntosh? Answer at once.
A. LINCOLN
Annotation
[1] ALS, RPB. No reply from Norton has been found. Lewis Ellsworth of Naperville, recommended for collector, was appointed for the Sixth District of Illinois. Alexander McIntosh of Joliet, recommended for assessor, was later to be appointed assistant quartermaster with rank of captain, and was confirmed by the Senate on February 29, 1864.