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 132

Memorandum:
Appointment of Leopold O. Parker1Jump to section

Executive Mansion, Washington, March 10, 1863.

To-day, Leopold C. P. Cooper, of Norfolk, Va. asks that his adopted son, Leopold O. Parker, may go to West-Point. Is now in his 20th. year. Mr. Cooper says there are papers on file, from Senators Bowden & Willey. Also Messrs. Brown, Blair & Segar.2Jump to section

Annotation

[1] AD, DNA WR RG 94, U.S. Military Academy, 1863, No. 127, Box 82. Leopold O. Parker was not appointed to West Point, but he became a second lieutenant of Volunteers on January 14, 1865. Senator Lemuel J. Bowden's letter of introduction, March 7, 1863, gives the father's name as Leopold C. P. Cowper.

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[2] Representatives William G. Brown, Jacob B. Blair, and Joseph E. Segar.