Memorandum:
Apxpointment of Daniel Applegate1Jump to section
I would like for Mr. Bates to be obliged. A. LINCOLN
Sep. 5, 1863
Annotation
[1] AES, DNA WR RG 94, U.S. Military Academy, 1863, Box 82, No. 184. Lincoln's endorsement is written on a letter of Jesse Applegate, Yoncalla, Oregon, to Edward Bates, July 22, 1863, asking his help in obtaining appointment of a son, Daniel Applegate, to West Point. There is no record of Daniel Applegate's appointment.