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To Edward Bates1Jump to section
Hon. Attorney General Executive Mansion,
My dear Sir Washington, Jan. 23, 1864.
My dear Sir Washington, Jan. 23, 1864.
I do not quite understand the little difficulty about the Marshal of Ky; but if you understand it is now, clear, send me a nomination of Mr. William A. Meriwether, for that office. Yours truly
A. LINCOLN
Annotation
[1] ALS, DNA GE RG 60, Papers of Attorney General, Segregated Lincoln Material. William A. Merriwether, whose name Lincoln misspells, was confirmed by the Senate on February 3, 1864.