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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[1] DS, DNA RG 46, Senate 37A F3. The resolution of February 12, 1863, introduced by Lot M. Morrill, called upon the president for information concerning the employment by the French Emperor of African Negro troops in Mexico. Secretary Seward's report of February 13 enclosed along with other corroborating evidence a copy of a letter from William S. Thayer, consul at Alexandria, Egypt, January 9, 1863, reporting that the viceroy of Egypt had placed 450 Negro soldiers on the French transport La Seine to be used in the expedition to Mexico.