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Letter from Senators John Sherman and Benjamin F. Wade to Abraham Lincoln

Creator:: Sherman, John, 1823-1900
Collection:: Lincoln Signed Documents
Location:: Washington, D.C.
Date of Original:: 1864
Description:: Letter, 21 cm, written by Sen. John Sherman, signed by Sherman and Sen. Benjamin F. Wade, requesting the appointment of William Stanton of Cincinnati as Paymaster. On verso Lincoln has written and signed saying, "Senator Wade says the Sec. of War refuses to make this appointment because the man is his relation -- I order that this objection shall not prevail; and I wish Senators Wade and Sherman obliged in the case." Docketed information in a third hand on verso.
Subject:: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Correspondence; Sherman, John, 1823-1900--Correspondence; Wade, B. F. (Benjamin Franklin), 1800-1878--Correspondence; Stanton, William, 1832-1922; United States--Army--Appointments and retirements

Category:: Manuscripts & Documents
Format of Original:: Manuscript
Item ID:: 71200908300086
Holding Institution:: Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, Indiana
Digital File ID:: 71200908300086
Available for Viewing:: By appointment only
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