Annotation
[1] AES, ICHi. Lincoln's endorsement has been clipped from the document on which it was originally written. Henry W. DePuy's appointment as Indian agent on the Upper Missouri, made during the recess of the Senate, was submitted for confirmation under date of December 31, 1863, but was returned to the president on March 21, 1864, DePuy having declined the appointment. DePuy had served from 1861 to 1862 as agent of the Pawnee Agency until replaced by Benjamin F. Lushbaugh. See Lincoln to Caleb B. Smith, December 27, 1862, supra.