Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 6 [Dec. 13, 1862-Nov. 3, 1863].

To Horatio Ames1Jump to section

Mr. Horatio Ames Executive Mansion, Washington,
Falls Village2Jump to section Connecticut September 28, 1863.

If you will, on or before the first day of March 1864,3Jump to section within the state of Connecticut, or at any point nearer this city, produce fifteen guns, each of capacity to carry a missile of at least one hundred pounds weight, and notify me thereof, I will cause some person or persons to examine and test said guns; and if, upon such examination and test, it shall be the opinion of such person or persons, that said guns, or any of them, are, on the whole better guns, than any of like calibre heretofore, or now, in use in the

United States, I will on account of the United States, accept said guns, or so many thereof as shall be so favorably reported on, and advise that you be paid for all so accepted, at the rate of Eighty five cents per pound, avoirdupois weight, of said guns so accepted; it being understood that I have no public money at my control, with which I could make such payment absolutely. Yours &c.

A. LINCOLN.

Annotation

[1]   DfS, DLC-RTL. The draft is in the handwriting of John Hay with close and signature and insertions, as noted, in Lincoln's autograph. See further, Lincoln to Butler, September 13, 1864, and Lincoln's order of August 21, 1864, infra.

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[2]   ``Falls Village'' inserted by Lincoln.

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[3]   ``March'' and ``4'' inserted by Lincoln.

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