To Hiram Barney1Jump to section
Hon. Hiram Barney. May 9, 1864
My dear Sir The bearer, Lt. Millard, wishes to apply to you for some place in the Custom-House; and while I do not personally
Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 7 [Nov. 5, 1863-Sept. 12, 1864].
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- Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 7 [Nov. 5, 1863-Sept. 12, 1864].
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- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.
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- 1953.
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"Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 7 [Nov. 5, 1863-Sept. 12, 1864]." In the digital collection Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/lincoln7. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed July 27, 2024.
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know much of him, the within, & other vouchers leave no doubt in my mind that he is entirely worthy, & I shall be really pleased if you can find a place for him. A. LINCOLN
May 9. 1864
Annotation
[1] AES, RPAB-Hawkins Collection. Lincoln's endorsement is written on a letter from Representative James A. Garfield, May 5, 1864, introducing ``H. Millard---late Lieut in the Regular Army,'' who had been wounded at Chickamauga. Harrison Millard is listed as chief amendment clerk in the New York Custom House, U.S. Official Register, 1865.