Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 7 [Nov. 5, 1863-Sept. 12, 1864].

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Title: Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 7 [Nov. 5, 1863-Sept. 12, 1864].
Author: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.
Publication: New Brunswick, N.J.: Rutgers University Press; 1953.
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Page 141

To Edwin M. Stanton1Jump to section

January 20, 1864

Submitted to Sec. of War. If another Assistant Quarter-Master---is needed to serve in Central Illinois, or with Illinois troops, let Mr. Lawrence be appointed. A. LINCOLN

Jan. 20, 1864.

Annotation

[1] AES, IHi. Lincoln's endorsement is written on an envelope endorsed in an unidentified hand ``R. D. Lawrence Recomd for Asst Qr Mr of Vols.'' A further unidentified endorsement reads: ``Left by Hon W. Jayne delegate from Dakota.'' Lawrence was probably Rheuna D. Lawrence, a merchant of Springfield, Illinois. No record of his appointment has been found.

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