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I know not what to do with these letters but to submit them to Gen. Curtis. A. LINCOLN
Jan. 20. 1863.
Annotation
[1] AES, DLC-RTL. Lincoln's endorsement is written on the back of a letter from John J. Crittenden, January 19, 1863, enclosing a letter from Governor Yates of Illinois protesting the supposed military assessments against Derrick A. January, prominent merchant of St. Louis, Missouri, for being disloyal. Succeeding endorsements by Curtis (February 2) and Provost Marshal General