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I personally remember nothing about the case of Capt. Caryl, but if the Governor of New York, in his discretion, chooses to give him a military appointment, the disability resting upon Capt. Caryl is hereby removed, enabling the Governor to so appoint him.
[1] Parke-Bernet Catalog 63, November 16-17, 1938, No. 182. According to the catalog description, LINCOLN's endorsement is written on a letter from Edwin D. Morgan, June 8, 1863, asking removal of disability to hold a commission imposed on Captain James B. Caryl, Twenty-sixth New York Infantry, by court-martial conviction on charges of conduct subversive to military discipline. Caryl's offense consisted in writing a protest against the appointment of a major in his regiment, and tendering his resignation when facing the enemy. On July 9, Governor Seymour authorized Caryl to raise the Thirty-fifth Independent Battery of Artillery. The authorization was withdrawn on September 25, and the battery transferred to the Sixteenth New York Artillery where Captain Caryl served until honorably mustered out in August, 1865. His name is spelled ``Caryle'' in some sources.