Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 8 [ Sept. 12, 1864-Apr. 14, 1865, undated, appendices].
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Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 8 [ Sept. 12, 1864-Apr. 14, 1865, undated, appendices].
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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.
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New Brunswick, N.J.: Rutgers University Press
1953.
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"Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 8 [ Sept. 12, 1864-Apr. 14, 1865, undated, appendices]." In the digital collection Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/lincoln8. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 16, 2024.
Executive Mansion,
My Dear Sir: Washington, 22 February, 1865.
Allow me to introduce the Honorable William Pickering, Governor of Washington Territory, who desires to see you upon official business. Your Obt. Servt., A. LINCOLN.
The Secretary of the Treasury.
Annotation
[1] Walter Colyer, ``Times When Lincoln Remembered Albion,'' Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society, IX (January, 1917), 495. On January 14, 1865, Governor Pickering had telegraphed Lincoln: ``Official duty calls me to Washington. Please send leave immediately'' (DLC-RTL).