To Edwin M. Stanton2Open page
I really wish the writer of this letter---Uri Manly---appointed a Quarter-Master, or Commissary. Sec. of War please do not overlook this. A. LINCOLN
Dec. 23. 1862.
Annotation
[1] AES, DLC-RTL. Lincoln's endorsement is written on the envelope of a letter from a loyal Democrat, Uri Manly of Marshall, Illinois, December 12, 1862, asking appointment. With the letter is an unsigned memo ``Respectfully returned to the President, with the information that Uri Manly was appointed Quarter Master prior to Decr. 1st. His Commission has been made out and signed, and is now in the office of the Adjutant General.'' Manly's appointment as captain and quartermaster was dated November 26, 1862.