Letter to James C. Conkling
08/25/1863
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I believe I shall never be old enough to speak without embarrassment when I have anything [nothing?] to talk about.
Said special commissioners shall also investigate and report upon any other matters that may hereafter be directed by th...
But that proclamation falls far short of what the amendment will be when fully consummated.
Whereas complaints are made in some localities respecting the assignments of quotas and credits allowed for the pending ...