Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) to Benjamin B. French
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03878.01 Author/Creator: Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) Place Written: Washington, D.C. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 19 August 1863 Pagination: 1 p. ; 14.6 x 12.3 cm. Order a Copy
Reports the results of a meeting with Secretary of War Stanton, "who...will return to the Trustees their own building now in control of the Surgeon General." Lincoln is referring to a Washington, D.C. school house that the War Department took control of to convert into a Medical Museum. Written on Executive Mansion stationary.
Executive Mansion,
Washington, August 19, 1863.
Col. B. B. French
Dear Sir:
I have just seen the Secretary of War, who says he will return to the Trustees their own building now in the control of the Surgeon General.
Yours truly
A. Lincoln
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