To Edwin M. Stanton2Open page
Will the Sec. of War please glance over these papers, and inform me on what ground Dr. Phillips' nomination was withheld from the Senate, and what objection there is, if any, to his re-appointment? A. LINCOLN
July 27. 1863.
Annotation
[1] AES, DLC-RTL. Lincoln's endorsement is written on a letter from Assistant Adjutant General James A. Hardie to Assistant Surgeon James Phillips, April 23, 1863, informing him that his commission expired on March 4, and that his name was not submitted to the Senate for reappointment. On July 28, Stanton endorsed in reply: ``Dr. Phillips was appointed in the place of Dr [James] King who was expected to be retired. It happened that Dr King was not retired and therefore the nomination fell. Dr Phillips is not reappointed because he is not a citizen of the United States but is believed to be a British