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[1] ALS, IHi. Hooker's chief-of-staff, General Daniel Butterfield, replied on the same day, ``The necessary order, as requested, has been issued in the case of Captain Merchant. . . . General Hooker just left for Washington.'' (Report of the Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War, 1865, I, 198). Henry A. Marchant of Philadelphia was an artist who had been associated with his brother Edward D. Marchant in the painting of portraits and miniatures. During February, 1863, Edward D. Marchant was engaged in painting the portrait of Lincoln which is now owned by the Union League Club of Philadelphia. The genesis of this portrait is explained by John W. Forney's letter to Lincoln, December 30, 1862, introducing Edward D. Marchant, who ``has been empowered by a large body of your personal and political friends to paint your picture for the Hall of American Independence. . . .'' (DLC-RTL). Presumably Edward D. Marchant may have suggested to Lincoln the desirability of a consultation with his relative and associate, Captain Henry A. Marchant. See further, Lincoln to Hooker, March 5, infra.