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 these. A. LINCOLN

Sep. 15, 1862.

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[1] AES, NHi. Lincoln's endorsement is written on a telegram from Governor James F. Robinson, Louisville, September 15, 10 A.M., complaining of ``irregular & changing system of Military arrests'' and suggesting that ``it should all be

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subordinate to the Executive of the State.'' A similar telegram from Joshua F. Speed was sent at the same time. On the same day Stanton ordered General Jeremiah T. Boyle to ``abstain from making any more arrests except upon the order of the Governor of Kentucky.'' (OR, I, XVI, II, 519).