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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, District of Columbia 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).

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

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