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Letter from Seven Missouri Congressmen to Abraham Lincoln

Creator:: Missouri Congressmen
Collection:: Lincoln Signed Documents
Location:: Washington, D.C.
Date of Original:: 1862
Description:: Letter, 26 cm, handwritten on House of Representatives letterhead stationery, signed by seven Congressmen from Missouri: James S. Rollins, E.H. Horton, Thomas L. Price, R. Wilson, William A. Hall, John W. Noell, J.B. Henderson. The letter recommends the appointment of Major Thomas E. Noell as 'a Major in one of the new Regiments of the Regular Army.' Includes a recommendation by H.R. Gamble, governor of Missouri signed and dated Jan. 27, 1862 in Washington. Lincoln has written and signed an endorsement dated Feb. 1, 1862: 'Respectfully submitted to the War Department, with the remark that, while I know not if there be a vacant Majority, I shall be quite willing the applicant within recommended shall have it, especially as it is said Missouri has had no appointments in the new Regular Army.' Docketed.
Subject:: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Correspondence; Noell, Thomas E.; United States--Army--Appointments and retirements

Category:: Manuscripts & Documents
Format of Original:: Manuscript
Item ID:: 71200908300054
Holding Institution:: Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, Indiana
Digital File ID:: 71200908300054
Available for Viewing:: By appointment only
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