Hon. Secretary of the Treasury: May 13, 1863.
My dear Sir: I return the letters of General Garfield and Mr. Flanders. I am sorry to know the general's pet expedition under Colonel Streight, has already been captured. Whether it had paid for itself, as he hoped, I do not know. If you think it proper to fill the agency mentioned by Mr. Flanders, by all means let Mr. F. be the man.
Please send me over the commission for Lewis C. Gunn, as you recommend, for collector of customs at Puget Sound. Yours truly,
A. LINCOLN.