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

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Title: Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 6 [Dec. 13, 1862-Nov. 3, 1863].
Author: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.
Publication: New Brunswick, N.J.: Rutgers University Press; 1953.
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To Edwin M. Stanton2Open page

Executive Mansion October 24, 1863

Respectfully referred to the Secretary of War for the consideration of the Bureau of Cavalry A. LINCOLN.

Annotation

[1] ES, DNA WR RG 107, Secretary of War, Letters Received, P 182. The endorsement is in John Hay's handwriting, signed by Lincoln, on a letter from J. S. Schenck, October 17, 1863, submitting a plan for making condemned government horses useful. General George Stoneman, chief of cavalry, endorsed on October 31 that ``It is hoped . . . that the establishment of the Cavly Bureau will . . . obviate the necessity of entering into any such extensive arrangements. . . .''