To William H. Seward1Jump to section
If this office has not already been filled, I should be very glad to appoint Mr. Briggs, whom I personally know. A. LINCOLN
Sept. 1. 1862
Annotation
[1] AES, DLC-RTL. Lincoln's endorsement is written on a letter from George Opdyke and Hiram Walbridge, August 23, 1862, recommending James A. Briggs for arbitrator under the slave trade treaty with Great Britain. See Lincoln to Seward, August 11, supra.