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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To Edwin M. Stanton2Open page

Secretary of War, please respond to this; and do as well as possible in the premises. A. LINCOLN

Sep. 9. 1862.

Annotation

[1] AES, NHi. Lincoln's endorsement is written on a telegram from Henry T. Moore, president of the St. Louis Union Merchants Exchange, to Edward Bates, September 8, 1862, recommending Colonel Clinton B. Fisk for appointment as brigadier general. Concerning Fisk, see Lincoln to Stanton, September 8, supra.