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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Page 70

To James R. Doolittle1Jump to section

Executive Mansion,
Hon. J. R. Doolittle Washington, Jan 22. 1863.

My dear Sir I find I can not postpone the appointment of Asst. Sec of Interior to the end of the session. I therefore shall have to try to recognize Mr. Potter in some other way. Yours very truly A. LINCOLN.

Annotation

[1] ALS-F, ISLA. Representative John F. Potter had been defeated for re-election in 1862. Lincoln later in the year appointed him consul general to Canada.

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