Letter to William H. Herndon
03/05/1864
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It is impossible to concede what Vermont asks without coming out short of three hundred thousand men, or making other lo...
I recommend an appropriation to carry into effect the provisions thereof relative to the payment of the proportion of th...
In order to supply the aforesaid deficiency and to provide for casualties in the military and naval service of the Unite...
By no other result can the six thousand men be obtained from the two States, and, at the same time deal justly and keep ...