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 106

To Edwin M. Stanton1Jump to section

Hon. Sec. of War. Executive Mansion,
My dear Sir: Washington, February 14, 1863.

Will you please let me see the papers mentioned to us some time last summer, by Gen. Halleck as convicting Fitz Henry Warren of fraud in connection with the payment of a regiment. Yours truly

A. LINCOLN

Annotation

[1] ALS, NHi. Brigadier General Fitz-Henry Warren, formerly editor of the Burlington, Iowa, Hawk-Eye (1844-1849) and assistant editor of the New York Tribune (1861), wrote Lincoln from Rolla, Missouri, February 8, 1863:

``I appeal to your sense of justice, and your impartial intelligence for permission to defend myself against a false charge of `fraud'

``For that purpose, I most respectfully ask permission to visit Washington'' (DLC-RTL).

The Register of letters received by the Adjutant General's Office lists a presidential request of March 21, 1863, for leave for General Fitz-Henry Warren to visit Washington to explain his case, but the original letter is missing (DNA WR RG 94, P 178). General Warren remained in service and was brevetted major general on August 24, 1865, after being mustered out of service on August 5.

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