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 Jesse K. Dubois and Ozias M. Hatch1Jump to section

``Cypher''
Hon. J. K. Dubois & Executive Mansion,
Hon. O. M. Hatch Washington, Sept. 15, 1863.

What nation do you desire Gen. Allen to be made Quarter-Master-General of? This nation already has a Quarter-Master-General. A. LINCOLN

Annotation

[1] ALS, RPB. This telegram is misdated September 13 in Nicolay and Hay (IX, 119) and Tarbell (Appendix), p. 382. A Washington despatch appearing in the New York Times on September 3, 1863, erroneously announced the removal of Montgomery C. Meigs as quartermaster general and William A. Hammond as surgeon general. On September 12 Dubois and Hatch telegraphed Lincoln recommending that Brigadier General Robert Allen be appointed to Meigs' place. See further, Lincoln to Hatch and Dubois, September 22, infra.

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