To Simon Cameron1Jump to section
Hon. Simon Cameron Washington City,
Harrisburg, Penn. April 23. 1863
Harrisburg, Penn. April 23. 1863
Telegraph me the name of your candidate for West-Point.
A. LINCOLN.
Annotation
[1] ALS, RPB. Cameron replied to Lincoln's telegram on the same day, ``His name is John Cameron.'' (DLC-RTL). A letter from Cameron dated January 27, 1862, mentions John Cameron as ``a remote connexion of mine.'' (Ibid.). See Lincoln's list, infra.