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. Stanton1Jump to section

Hon. Sec. of War Executive Mansion
Dear Sir Jan. 29, 1863.

Mr. Speed tells me you wish to appoint him to some agency about the Goose-Creek Salt works; and he wishes to decline it, & that William P. Thomason may be appointed. I personally know Mr. Thomason to be an honest & very competent man, & fully in sympathy with the administration. I think he should be appointed. Yours truly A. LINCOLN

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[1] ALS, IHi. The Goose Creek Salt Works near Manchester, Kentucky, had been destroyed by Union forces in October, 1862. Joshua F. Speed was in Washington at this time (James F. Speed to Joshua F. Speed, January 19, 1863, DLC-RTL), but no further reference to the salt works has been found. William P. Thomasson, a lawyer in Chicago who had formerly been U.S. representative from Kentucky (1843-1847) was probably the man recommended.

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