Letter, Thomas D. Eliot and S. Hooper to Abraham Lincoln, Signed by Abraham Lincoln and Edwin M. Stanton, August 22, 1864

Authors

Files

Contributor

Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams

Description

This handwritten letter, dated August 22, 1864, is written from Thomas D. Eliot and S. Hooper to Abraham Lincoln. Eliot writes a recommendation of Mr. William G. Hodges for the office of Military Store Keeper in Boston. Hooper adds an endorsement beneath Eliot's concurring with the recommendation, signed August 23, 1864. President Lincoln's endorsement is on the back of the page and dated September 12, 1846 followed by E. M. Stanton's endorsement (the Secretary of War) beneath it. There are visible crease lines on the paper.

Publication Date

8-22-1863

Rights

Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.

Time Period

1860-1869

Subjects

Correspondence; Military appointments

Geographic Location

Illinois

Object Type

text

Format (original)

document

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

FVW-MANU-B1F53

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, Original Manuscript Collection, Series 2: Abraham Lincoln Legal Documents, 1837-1859, Box 1, Folder 53

Repository

The Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana Repository

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version).

Contact Information

For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.

Recommended Citation

Letter, Thomas D. Eliot and S. Hooper to Abraham Lincoln, Signed by Abraham Lincoln and Edwin M. Stanton, August 22, 1864, Original Manuscript Collection, Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, Mississippi State University Libraries.