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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To Lyman Trumbull1Jump to section

Hon. Lyman Trumbull Executive Mansion,
My dear Sir Washington, Feb. 10, 1864.

This morning I sent the nomination of --- Pieper to the Senate for Assessor in the 12th. District of Illinois. If you see no objection, I wish you would write to Mr. Flagg, asking him to give Shiel the place Pieper now has. Yours truly A. LINCOLN

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[1] ALS, IHi. On February 12, 1864, Senator Trumbull endorsed on the bottom of the page to Willard C. Flagg, collector of internal revenue: ``If young Mr Schiel is competent, & qualified in all respects, I hope you will consult the President's wishes.''

John Schiel (Schiel, Scheel, or Schell), deceased brother-in-law of Gustave Koerner, was followed by Frederick Pieper of Belleville, Illinois, as assessor. Presumably Lincoln's reference to giving Schiel the place formerly held by Pieper meant Schiel's son, Frederick E. Schiel, and referred to a minor position as clerk.

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