Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) [Abraham Lincoln endorsement of William Cole].
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02086.02 Author/Creator: Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) Place Written: Washington, D.C. Type: Autograph endorsement signed Date: 6 October 1862 Pagination: 1 p. Order a Copy
Lincoln recommends, possibly to Secretary of War Stanton, that William Cole, Esq., editor of the "Irish American," be appointed to a paymastership in the U.S. Army. Originally written on p. 4 of an integral blank leaf of the letter of recommendation from J.W. Forney that prompted this endorsement (GLC02086.01).
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