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 Salmon P. Chase1Jump to section

September 25, 1863

Within is a claim for the price of 1100 bales of cotten, alledged to have been delivered to the agents of the government & converted into money Will the Sec. of the Treasury please examine the claim? A. LINCOLN

Ser. 25. 1863.

Annotation

[1] AES, DNA RG 56, Treasury Department, Cotton and Captured Property Records, No. 19763. Lincoln's endorsement is written on a letter from Reverdy Johnson, September 19, 1863, enclosing a letter from Mrs. Mary Duncan, ``the Lady you honored with an interview yesterday,'' relative to cotton claimed by her husband. No further reference has been found.

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