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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02086.01 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1862 |
| Title | John Wien Forney to Abraham Lincoln recommending William Cole for a military position |
| Date | 1 October 1862 |
| Author | Forney, John Wien (1817-1881) |
| Recipient | Lincoln, Abraham |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | Secretary of the Senate J. W. Forney recommends William Cole, Esq., editor of the "Irish American," for a paymastership in the U.S. army. Cole also comes recommended by Bishop John Hughes, General Michael Corcoran, Horace Greeley, and New York Governor Edwin D. Morgan. Lincoln's endorsement of Cole, sent to Secretary of War Stanton five days later, was originally written on page 4 of a blank leaf of this letter, but has since been detached (GLC02086.02). |
| Subjects | Letter of Introduction or Recommendation Immigration and Migration Journalism Military History Finance Government and Civics Civil War President |
| People | Forney, John W. (1817-1881) Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | The American Civil War; The Presidency |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Related documents | Abraham Lincoln endorsement of William Cole |
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