Abraham Lincoln said...

The Provost-Marshal-General is ordered to make the draft in the respective districts as speedily as the same can be done...

of your military necessities you must judge and execute, but please do so in the spirit and with the purpose above indic...

In answer to the Senate's resolution of the 6th instant, requesting the return of a certain joint resolution, I transmit...

while I can not order as within requested, allow me to say that it is my wish for you to relieve the people from all bur...