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 Barney Williams1Jump to section

Mr. Barney Williams Executive Mansion
My dear Sir--- Washington, Feb. 27, 1863.

Your note of today is received. I do not think I can put your nephew among the first ten appointments now soon to be made. I really wish to oblige you; but the best I can do is to keep the papers, and try to find a place before long. Yours truly,

A. LINCOLN

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[1] Copy, CSmH. The letter from Williams has not been located. Barney Williams (Bernard O'Flagerty) was a popular blackface minstrel and Irish comedian who amassed a considerable fortune. His nephew has not been identified, but it is probable that he was asking a West Point appointment.

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