ABRAHAM LINCOLN HANDWRITTEN LETTER AS PRESIDENT ON EXECUTIVE MANSION LETTERHEAD

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ABRAHAM LINCOLN HANDWRITTEN LETTER AS PRESIDENT ON EXECUTIVE MANSION LETTERHEAD:
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ABRAHAMLINCOLN HANDWRITTEN LETTER SIGNED
President Lincoln tells hisSecretary of War to arrange for the appointment of the son of a RepublicanCongressman-elect to be Captain in the Army of the James.

In full, “Hon. George F. Miller,M.C. elect for the Harrisburg District, has a son – Daniel B. Miller – who fora long time has been acting Commissary of Subsistence, now wishes theappointment for him, with rank of Captain – He is now with the Army of theJames. Let him be appointed. Yours truly A. Lincoln”On December 12, 1864, Daniel B. Miller was among those nominated by PresidentLincoln “To be commissaries of subsistence with the rank of captain.” OnFebruary 14, 1865, it was “Resolved, That the Senate advise and consent to theappointment…” Republican George F. Miller (1809-1885) represented Pennsylvaniain the House of Representatives from March 4, 1865 to March 3, 1869

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