Hon. E. B. Washburne Executive Mansion,
My dear Sir Washington, Dec. 18. 1863.
My dear Sir Washington, Dec. 18. 1863.
The Joint Resolution of thanks to Gen. Grant & those under his command, has been before me, and is approved. If agreeable to you, I shall be glad for you to superintend the getting up of the Medal, and the making of the copy to be be [sic] engrossed on parchment, which I am to transmit to the General. Yours truly
A. LINCOLN