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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[1] AES, IHi. Lincoln's endorsement appears on a letter of Reverend John A. Spooner, Baltimore, to Montgomery Blair, April 7, 1864. Because of poor health, Spooner had attempted to resign as hospital chaplain at Point Lookout, but had been dismissed instead. AGO Special Orders, No. 144, April 11, 1864, directed that ``So much of . . . Special Orders, No. 99, of March 1st, 1864, from this Office, as dismissed Hospital Chaplain John A. Spooner, U.S. Army, for absence without proper authority, is hereby revoked, and his resignation has been accepted by the President, to take effect February 8th, 1864.''