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 Hannibal Hamlin1Jump to section

The President of the War Department, Washington City,
United States Senate. February 25th. 1863.

Sir. In answer to the Senate Resolution of the 21st inst. I have the honor to enclose herewith a letter of the 24th Inst. from the Secretary of War, by which it appears that there are 438 Assistant Quartermasters, 387 Commissaries of Subsistence, and 343 Additional Paymasters, now in the Volunteer Service, including those before the Senate for confirmation.

I am, Sir, Very Respectfully Your Ob't Servant

ABRAHAM LINCOLN

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[1] DS, DNA RG 46, Senate 37B A6, Box 9. A resolution submitted by Senator Lyman Trumbull on February 21 asked that the secretary of War be ``directed to inform the Senate how many paymasters, and how many assistant quartermasters, and how many assistant commissaries, including those nominated to the Senate, there now are in the Volunteer force.'' (Executive Journal, XIII, 158).

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