Memorandum:
Appointment of Henry W. Streeter1Jump to section
I want to oblige Mr. Speaker Grow in this case if it can consistently be done. A. LINCOLN
Dec. 20. 1862.
Annotation
[1] AES, DNA WR RG 94, U.S. Military Academy, 1863, Box 82, No. 148. Lincoln's endorsement is written on a letter from Galusha A. Grow, December 19, 1862, asking appointment to West Point of ``Henry W. Streeter of Montrose Pa. . . . the son of my very best friend.'' Streeter's appointment is not of record.