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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00411 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1862 |
| Title | Abraham Lincoln to Edward Bates recommending an appointment for District Judge |
| Date | 14 June 1862 |
| Author | Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) |
| Recipient | Bates, Edward |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Writing to Attorney General Bates, Lincoln recommends Philip Fraser, a unionist lawyer in Jacksonville, Florida be appointed District Judge for the Eastern District of Florida. Fraser comes recommended by Senator David Wilmot and House Speaker Galusha A. Grow. Lincoln requests a nomination for him unless Bates can give a reason against it. Written on Executive Mansion Stationery. |
| Subjects | President Law Office Seeker Congress Lincoln's Cabinet Government and Civics Union Forces Politics |
| People | Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) Bates, Edward (fl. 1862) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | The Presidency; Law; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Notes: Not in Basler, but Fraser is mentioned in a note of March 27 1863, 6: 150n. He was appointed as directed. General Thomas Sherman is referred to above. |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
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