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 24, 2024.
If a Commissary is needed in the place indicated, let the appointment be made. A. LINCOLN
Sep. 8. 1862.
Annotation
[1] AES, IHi. Lincoln's endorsement is written on a letter from Rufus F. Andrews, surveyor of customs at New York City, August 29, 1862, introducing Reverend A. D. Gillette and recommending his son Lieutenant James Gillette of the Third Maryland Infantry ``now acting as Brigade Quartermaster of Gen. [Henry] Prince's Brigade. A strong petition has been presented . . . to have him appointed to the position which he is now temporarily filling. . . .'' Gillette was appointed commissary with rank of captain September 10, 1862.