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After　all　I　shall　be　governed　by　your　preference。



A。　LINCOLN。









TELEGRAM　TO　GENERAL　CURTIS。



EXECUTIVE　MANSION；　WASHINGTON；

December　17；　1862。



MAJOR…GENERAL　CURTIS：



Could　the　civil　authority　be　reintroduced　into　Missouri　in　lieu　of

the　military　to　any　extent；　with　advantage　and　safety？



A。　LINCOLN。









TELEGRAM　TO　GENERAL　BURNSIDE。



EXECUTIVE　MANSION；　WASHINGTON；

December　17；　1862。



MAJOR…GENERAL　BURNSIDE



George　Patten　says　he　was　a　classmate　of　yours　and　was　in　the　same

regiment　of　artillery。　　Have　you　a　place　you　would　like　to　put　him

in？　　And　if　so　what　is　it？



A。　LINCOLN。









TELEGRAM　TO　GOVERNOR　GAMBLE。



EXECUTIVE　MANSION；　WASHINGTON；

December　18；　1862。



GOVERNOR　GAMBLE；　Saint　Louis；　MO。：



It　is　represented　to　me　that　the　enrolled　militia　alone　would　now

maintain　law　and　order　in　all　the　counties　of　your　State　north　of　the

Missouri　River。　　If　so　all　other　forces　there　might　be　removed　south

of　the　river；　or　out　of　the　State。　Please　post　yourself　and　give　me

your　opinion　upon　the　subject。



A。　LINCOLN。









TELEGRAM　TO　GENERAL　CURTIS。



EXECUTIVE　MANSION；　WASHINGTON；



December　19；　1862。



MAJOR…GENERAL　CURTIS；　Saint　Louis；　Mo。：



Hon。　W。　A。　Hall；　member　of　Congress　here；　tells　me；　and　Governor

Gamble　telegraphs　me；　that　quiet　can　be　maintained　in　all　the

counties　north　of　the　Missouri　River　by　the　enrolled　militia。　　Confer

with　Governor　Gamble　and　telegraph　me。



A。　LINCOLN。









TELEGRAM　TO　GENERAL　A。　E。　BURNSIDE。



WASHINGTON；　December　19；　1862。



MAJOR…GENERAL　BURNSIDE：



Come；　of　course；　if　in　your　own　judgment　it　is　safe　to　do　so。



A。　LINCOLN。









TO　SECRETARIES　SEWARD　AND　CHASE。

EXECUTIVE　MANSION；　WASHINGTON；



December　20；　1862。



HON。　WILLIAM　H。　SEWARD　AND　HON。　SALMON　P。　CHASE。



GENTLEMEN：You　have　respectively　tendered　me　your　resignations　as

Secretary　of　State　and　Secretary　of　the　Treasury　of　the　United

States。　　　I　am　apprised　of　the　circumstances　which　may　render　this

course　personally　desirable　to　each　of　you；　but　after　most　anxious

consideration　my　deliberate　judgment　is　that　the　public　interest　does

not　admit　of　it。　　I　therefore　have　to　request　that　you　will　resume

the　duties　of　your　departments　respectively。



Your　obedient　servant；



A。　LINCOLN。









TELEGRAM　TO　GOVERNOR　ANDREW。



WASHINGTON；　D。　C。；　December　20；　1862。



GOVERNOR　ANDREW；　Boston；　Mass。：



Neither　the　Secretary　of　War　nor　I　know　anything　except　what　you　tell

us　about　the　〃published　official　document〃　you　mention。



A。　LINCOLN。









TO　T。　J。　HENDERSON。



EXECUTIVE　MANSION；　WASHINGTON；　December　20；　1862。



HON。　T。　J。　HENDERSON。



DEAR　SIR：…Your　letter　of　the　8th　to　Hon。　William　Kellogg　has　just

been　shown　me。　　You　can　scarcely　overestimate　the　pleasure　it　would

give　me　to　oblige　you；　but　nothing　is　operating　so　ruinously　upon　us

everywhere　as　〃absenteeism。〃　It　positively　will　not　do　for　me　to

grant　leaves　of　absence　in　cases　not　sufficient　to　procure　them　under

the　regular　rules。



It　would　astonish　you　to　know　the　extent　of　the　evil　of

〃absenteeism。〃　　We　scarcely　have　more　than　half　the　men　we　are　paying

on　the　spot　for　service　anywhere。



Yours　very　truly；



A。　LINCOLN。









CONGRATULATIONS　TO　THE　ARMY　OF　THE　POTOMAC

EXECUTIVE　MANSION；　WASHINGTON；



December　22；　1862。



TO　THE　ARMY　OF　THE　POTOMAC：



I　have　just　read　your　general's　report　of　the　battle　of

Fredericksburg。　　　Although　you　were　not　successful；　the　attempt　was

not　an　error；　nor　the　failure　other　than　accident。　　The　courage　with

which　you；　in　an　open　field；　maintained　the　contest　against　an

intrenched　foe；　and　the　consummate　skill　and　success　with　which　you

crossed　and　recrossed　the　river　in　the　face　of　the　enemy；　show　that

you　possess　all　the　qualities　of　a　great　army；　which　will　yet　give

victory　to　the　cause　of　the　country　and　of　popular　government

。

Condoling　with　the　mourners　for　the　dead；　and　sympathizing　with　the

severely　wounded；　I　congratulate　you　that　the　number　of　both　is

comparatively　so　small。



I　tender　to　you；　officers　and　soldiers；　the　thanks　of　the　nation。



A。　LINCOLN。









LETTER　OF　CONDOLENCE



TO　MISS　FANNY　McCULLOUGH。



EXECUTIVE　MANSION；　WASHINGTON　；

December；　23；　1862。



DEAR　FANNY：It　is　with　deep　regret　that　I　learn　of　the　death　of　your

kind　and　brave　father；　and　especially　that　it　is　affecting　your　young

heart　beyond　what　is　common　in　such　cases。　　In　this　sad　world　of　ours

sorrow　comes　to　all；　and　to　the　young　it　comes　with　bittered　agony

because　it　takes　them　unawares。



The　older　have　learned　ever　to　expect　it。　　I　am　anxious　to　afford

some　alleviation　of　your　present　distress；　perfect　relief　is　not

possible；　except　with　time。　　You　cannot　now　realize　that　you　will

ever　feel　better。　　Is　not　this　so？　　And　yet　it　is　a　mistake。　　You　are

sure　to　be　happy　again。　　To　know　this；　which　is　certainly　true；　will

make　you　some　less　miserable　now。　　I　have　had　experience　enough　to

know　what　I　say；　and　you　need　only　to　believe　it　to　feel　better　at

once。　　The　memory　of　your　dear　father；　instead　of　an　agony；　will　yet

be　a　sad；　sweet　feeling　in　your　heart；　of　a　purer　and　holier　sort

than　you　have　known　before。



Please　present　my　kind　regards　to　your　afflicted　mother。



Your　sincere　friend；



A。　LINCOLN。









TO　SECRETARY　OF　WAR。



EXECUTIVE　MANSION；　WASHINGTON；

December　26；　1862



HONORABLE　SECRETARY　OF　WAR。



Sir：Two　Ohio　regiments　and　one　Illinois　regiment　which　were

captured　at　Hartsville　have　been　paroled　and　are　now　at　Columbus；

Ohio。　　This　brings　the　Ohio　regiments　substantially　to　their　homes。

I　am　strongly　impressed　with　the　belief　that　the　Illinois　regiment

better　be　sent　to　Illinois；　where　it　will　be　recruited　and　put　in

good　condition　by　the　time　they　are　exchanged　so　as　to　re…enter　the

service。　　They　did　not　misbehave；　as　I　am　satisfied；　so　that　they

should　receive　no　treatment　nor　have　anything　withheld　from　them　by

way　of　punishment。



Yours　truly；



A。　LINCOLN。









TELEGRAM　TO　GENERAL　CURTIS。



EXECUTIVE　MANSION；　WASHINGTON；　December　27；　1862。



MAJOR…GENERAL　CURTIS；　Saint　Louis；　Mo。：



Let　the　order　in　regard　to　Dr。　McPheeters　and　family　be　suspended

until　you　hear　from　me。



A。　LINCOLN。









TELEGRAM　TO　GOVERNOR　GAMBLE。



WAR　DEPARTMENT；　December　27；　1862。



HIS　EXCELLENCY　GOVERNOR　GAMBLE：



I　do　not　wish　to　leave　the　country　north　of　the　Missouri　to　the　care

of　the　enrolled　militia　except　upon　the　concurrent　judgment　of

yourself　and　General　Curtis。　　His　I　have　not　yet　obtained。　　Confer

with　him；　and　I　shall　be　glad　to　act　when　you　and　he　agree。



A。　LINCOLN









TELEGRAM　TO　GENERAL　A。　E。　BURNSIDE。



WAR　DEPARTMENT；　WASHINGTON　CITY；　D。C。；

December　30；　1862。　　3。30　PM。



MAJOR…GENERAL　BURNSIDE：



I　have　good　reason　for　saying　you　must　not　make　a　general　movement　of

the　army　without　letting　me　know。



A。　LINCOLN。









TELEGRAM　TO　GENERAL　DIX。



EXECUTIVE　MANSION；　WASHINGTON；

December　31；　1862。



MAJOR…GENERAL　Dix；　Fort　Monroe；　Va。：



I　hear　not　a　word　about　the　Congressional　election　of　which　you　and　I

corresponded。　　Time　clearly　up。



A。　LINCOLN。









TELEGRAM　TO　H。　J。　RAYMOND。

（Private。）

EXECUTIVE　MANSION；　WASHINGTON；　December　31；　1862。



HON。　H。　J。　RAYMOND：



The　proclamation　cannot　be　telegraphed　to　you　until　during　the　day

to…morrow。



JNO。　G。　NICOLAY。



＇Same　to　Horace　Greeley＇









1863





EMANCIPATION　PROCLAMATION；



JANUARY　1；　1863。



THE　PRESIDENT　OF　THE　UNITED　STATES　OF　AMERICA：



A　Proclamation。



Whereas　on　the　22d　day　of　September；　A。D。　1862；　a　proclamation　was

issued　by　the　President　of　the　United　States；　containing；　among　other

things；　the　following；　to　wit：



〃That　on　the　1st　day　of　January；　A。D。；　1863；　all　persons　held　as

slaves　within　any　State　or　designated　part　of　a　State　the　people

whereof　shall　then　be　in　rebellion　against　the　United　States　shall　be

then；　thenceforward；　and　forever　free；　and　the　executive　government

of　the　United　States；　including　the　military　and　naval　authority

thereof；　will　recognize　and　maintain　the　freedom　of　such　persons　and

will　do　no　act　or　acts　to　repress　such　persons；　or　any　of　them；　in

any　efforts　they　may　make　for　their　actual　freedom。



〃That　the　executive　will　on　the　1st　day　of　January　aforesaid；　by

proclamation；　designate　the　States　and　parts　of　States；　if　any；　in

which　the　people　thereof；　respectively；　shall　then　be　in　rebellion

against　the　United　States；　and　the　fact　that　any　State　or　the　people

thereof　shall　on　that　day　be　in　good　faith　represented　in　the

Congress　of　the　United　States　by　members　chosen　thereto　at　elections

wherein　a　majority　of　the　qualified　voters　of　such　States　shall　have

participated　shall；　in　the　absence　of　strong　countervailing

testimony；　be　deemed　conclusive　evidence　that　such　State　and　the

people　thereof　are　not　then　in　rebellion　against　the　United　States。〃



Now；　therefore；　I；　Abraham　Lincoln；　President　of　the　United　States；

by　virtue　of　the　power　in　me　vested　as　Commander…in…Chief　of　the　Army

and　Navy　of　the　United　States　in　time　of　actual　armed　rebellion

against　the　authority　and　government　of　the　United　States；　and　as　a

fit　and　necessary　war　measure　for　suppressing　said　rebellion；　do；　on

this　1st　day　of　January；　A。　D。　1863；　and　in　accordance　with　my

purpose　so　to　do；　publicly　proclaimed　for　the　full　period　of　one

hundred　days　from　the　first　day　above　mentioned；　order　and　designate

as　the　States　and　parts　of　States　wherein　the　people　thereof；

respectively；　are　this　day　in　rebellion　against　the　United　States　the

following；　to　wit：