Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) to Joseph Holt
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01677.01 Author/Creator: Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) Place Written: Washington, D.C. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1 July 1864 Pagination: 1 p. Order a Copy
Lincoln writes to Judge Advocate General Holt concerning army contractor Daniel Wormer, who was paid but failed to deliver 1200 horses to the army. Lincoln asks Holt to get the record and report on it to him. Written on Executive Mansion stationary. Accompanied by a war-date carte de visite photograph of Lincoln (GLC0167.02).
Executive Mansion,
Washington, July 1, 1864.
Judge Advocate General
Please get the record in the case of Daniel Wormer, and report on it to me.
Yours truly
A. Lincoln
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