To Timothy J. Carter1Jump to section
New-York. Washington, D.C. Oct. 29. 1863
I made your appointment yesterday, and the Secretary of the Interior undertook to send it to you. I suppose it will reach you to-day. A. LINCOLN.
Annotation
[1] ALS, RPB. See Lincoln to whom it may concern, October 5, supra. Carter telegraphed on October 29, ``Has my appointment Director Pacific Rail Road been sent, when, where.'' (DLC-RTL). The appointment document has not been located.