Selected Correspondance of Abraham Lincoln 1863 Telegram To O. M. Hatch And J. K. Dubois
by Abraham Lincoln
EXECUTIVE MANSION, WASHINGTON.
September 22, 1863.
HON. O. M. HATCH, HON. J. K. DUBOIS,
Springfield, Ill.:
Your letter is just received. The particular form of my despatch was
jocular, which I supposed you gentlemen knew me well enough to
understand. General Allen is considered here as a very faithful and
capable officer, and one who would be at least thought of for
quartermaster-general if that office were vacant.
