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 Samuel R. Curtis1Jump to section

Maj. Gen. Curtis Executive Mansion,
St. Louis, Mo. Washington, Dec. 27. 1862.

Let the order in regard to Dr. McPheters and family be suspended until you hear from me again. A. LINCOLN

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[1] ALS, RPB. On December 19, Provost Marshal F. A. Dick of the Department of the Missouri issued Special Order No. 152, that Reverend Samuel B. McPheeters, Pastor of the Pine Street Presbyterian Church of St. Louis, and his wife, leave the state within ten days because of ``unmistakeable evidence of sympathy with the rebellion.'' Reverend McPheeters' congregation were split, some advocating his expulsion and others opposing it. The Unionist portion of the congregation themselves eventually succeeded in expelling McPheeters from his pastorate, but he was not made to leave the state. See further Lincoln to Curtis, January 2, 1863, and Lincoln's endorsement concerning McPheeters, December 22, 1863, infra.

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