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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02086.02 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1862 |
| Title | Abraham Lincoln endorsement of William Cole |
| Date | 6 October 1862 |
| Author | Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | 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). |
| Subjects | Civil War President Lincoln's Cabinet Journalism Immigration and Migration Military History Finance |
| People | Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | The American Civil War; The Presidency |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Related documents | John Wien Forney to Abraham Lincoln recommending William Cole for a military position |
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