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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00337.02 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1861 |
| Title | Endorsement by Abraham Lincoln and Winfield Scott |
| Date | 22 October 1861 |
| Author | Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) |
| Additional authors | Scott, Winfield (1786-1866) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Lincoln requests that Lieutenant General Scott see James Woodruff of the Ordnance Office to consider whether to purchase the guns proposed in the letter from Woodruff to J. W. Ripley in GLC 337.01. Scott signs that he agrees with Brigadier General Ripley's decision on the subject, namely, that the guns should not be acquired. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History President Science and Technology Artillery Weaponry Finance Union Forces Union General |
| People | Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) Scott, Winfield (1786-1866) Ripley, James Wolfe (1794-1870) Woodruff, James (b. 1821) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Science, Technology, Invention; The Presidency |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Related documents | James W. Ripley to James Woodruff regarding cannons |
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