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 Lorenzo Thomas1Jump to section

June 10 and 13, 1863

Will the Adjutant General please inform the bearer, Mr. Wood, what is the condition of L. W. Muzzey, as to being a Commissary of subsistence. Mr. Wood says he has, for a long time been acting as such, & supposing himself to have been appointed as such.

June 10. 1863. A. LINCOLN

If the appointment within sought can be consistently made, let it be done. A. LINCOLN

June. 13. 1863.

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[1] AES, owned by Gordon A. Block, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. LINCOLN's endorsements are written on a letter from General Robert Schenck, June 6, 1863, introducing David Wood of Boston, ``who will explain the nature of his business.'' First Lieutenant Loring W. Muzzey, regimental quartermaster of the Twelfth Massachusetts Infantry, was appointed captain and commissary of subsistence March 21, 1864.

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