To Edwin M. Stanton2Open page
I would be glad for Dr. Stipp to have the transfer within requested by Judge Davis. A. LINCOLN
May 27, 1863
Annotation
[1] AES, IHi. Lincoln's endorsement appears on a letter from David Davis, May 19, asking a transfer for medical inspector Dr. George Winfield Stipp who was suffering from diarrhea at Hilton Head, South Carolina. Stanton endorsed ``The Adjt General will relieve Dr Stipp & direct him to report in writing for further orders.'' See further, Lincoln to Townsend, June 24, 1863, infra.