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draft； I have said to him； substantially； that credits shall be given
for volunteers up to the latest moment； before drawing in any
district； that can be done without producing confusion or delay。 In
order to do this； let our mustering officers in New York and
elsewhere be at； once instructed that whenever they muster into our
service any number of volunteers； to at once make return to the War
Department； both by telegraph and mail； the date of the muster； the
number mustered； and the Congressional or enrolment district or
districts； of their residences； giving the numbers separately for
each district。 Keep these returns diligently posted； and by them
give full credit on the quotas； if possible； on the last day before
the draft begins in any district。
Again； I have informed Governor Seymour that he shall be notified of
the time when the draft is to commence in each district in his State。
This is equally proper for all the States。 In order to carry it out；
I propose that so soon as the day for commencing the draft in any
district is definitely determined； the governor of the State；
including the district； be notified thereof； both by telegraph and
mail； in form about as follows：
___________________________________
___________________________1863。
Governor of ___________________________________
_____________________________________
You are notified that the draft will commence in the____________
_______________________district； at _________ on the ___________
day _____________ 1863； at ________ A。M。 of said day。
Please acknowledge receipt of this by telegraph and mail。
____________________________
____________________________
This notice may be given by the Provost…Marshal…General here； the
sub…provost…marshal…generals in the States； or perhaps by the
district provost…marshals。
Whenever we shall have so far proceeded in New York as to make the
re…enrolment specially promised there practicable； I wish that also
to go forward； and I wish Governor Seymour notified of it； so that if
he choose； he can place agents of his with ours to see the work
fairly done。
Yours truly；
A。 LINCOLN。
TO GOVERNOR SEYMOUR。
EXECUTIVE MANSION； WASHINGTON； D。 C。；
August 27。 1863。
HIS EXCELLENCY HORATIO SEYMOUR；
Governor of New York：
Yours of the 21st； with exhibits； was received on the 24th。
In the midst of pressing duties I have been unable to answer it
sooner。 In the meantime the Provost Marshal…General has had access
to yours； and has addressed a communication in relation to it to the
Secretary of War； a copy of which communication I herewith enclose to
you。
Independently of this； I addressed a letter on the same subject to
the Secretary of War； a copy of which I also enclose to you。 The
Secretary has sent my letter to the Provost…Marshal General； with
direction that he adopt and follow the course therein pointed out。
It will； of course； overrule any conflicting view of the
Provost…Marshal…General； if there be such。
Yours very truly；
A。 LINCOLN。
P。 S。…I do not mean to say that if the Provost…Marshal…General can
find it practicable to give credits by subdistricts； I overrule him
in that。 On the contrary； I shall be glad of it； but I will not take
the risk of over…burdening him by ordering him to do it。 A。 L。
Abraham Lincoln
TELEGRAM TO GENERAL J。 M。 SCHOFIELD。
WASHINGTON； D。 C。； August 27； 1863 8。30 P。 M。
GENERAL SCHOFIELD； St。 LOUIS：
I have just received the despatch which follows； from two very
influential citizens of Kansas； whose names I omit。 The severe blow
they have received naturally enough makes them intemperate even
without there being any just cause for blame。 Please do your utmost
to give them future security and to punish their invaders。
A。 LINCOLN。
TELEGRAM TO GENERAL G。 G。 MEADE。
WAR DEPARTMENT； WASHINGTON； D。 C。；
August 27； 1863 9 A。M。
MAJOR…GENERAL MEADE； Warrenton； Va。：
Walter； Rionese； Folancy； Lai； and Kuhn appealed to me for mercy；
without giving any ground for it whatever。 I understand these are
very flagrant cases； and that you deem their punishment as being
indispensable to the service。 If I am not mistaken in this； please
let them know at once that their appeal is denied。
A。 LINCOLN。
TELEGRAM TO F。 C。 SHERMAN AND J。 S。 HAYES。
WASHINGTON； August 27； 1863。
F。 C。 SHERMAN； Mayor； J。 S。 HAVES； Comptroller；
Chicago； Ill。：
Yours of the 24th； in relation to the draft； is received。 It seems
to me the Government here will be overwhelmed if it undertakes to
conduct these matters with the authorities of cities and counties。
They must be conducted with the governors of States； who will； of
course； represent their cities and counties。 Meanwhile you need not
be uneasy until you again hear from here。
A。 LINCOLN。
TELEGRAM TO GENERAL FOSTER。
WAR DEPARTMENT； WASHINGTON； August 28； 1863。
MAJOR…GENERAL FOSTER； Fort Monroe； Va。 ：
Please notify； if you can； Senator Bowden； Mr。 Segar； and Mr。
Chandler； all or any of them； that I now have the record in Dr。
Wright's case； and am ready to hear them。 When you shall have got
the notice to them； please let me know。
A。 LINCOLN。
TELEGRAM TO GENERAL CRAWFORD。
EXECUTIVE MANSION； WASHINGTON； D。 C。； August 28； 1863。
GENERAL CRAWFORD； Rappahannock Station； Va。：
I regret that I cannot be present to witness the presentation of a
sword by the gallant Pennsylvania Reserve Corps to one so worthy to
receive it as General Meade。
A。 LINCOLN。
TELEGRAM TO L。 SWETT。
WASHINGTON； D。 C。； August 29； 1863。
HON。 L。 SWETT； San Francisco； Cal。：
If the Government's rights are reserved； the Government will be
satisfied； and at all events it will consider。
A。 LINCOLN。
TELEGRAM TO MRS。 LINCOLN。
EXECUTIVE MANSION； WASHINGTON； D。 C。
August 29； 1863。
MRS。 A。 LINCOLN； Manchester； N。 H。：
All quite well。 Fort Sumter is certainly battered down and utterly
useless to the enemy； and it is believed here； but not entirely
certain； that both Sumter and Fort Wagner are occupied by our forces。
It is also certain that General Gilmore has thrown some shot into the
city of Charleston。
A。 LINCOLN。
TELEGRAM TO J。 C。 CONKLING。
EXECUTIVE MANSION； WASHINGTON；
August 31； 1863。
HON。 JAMES C。 CONKLING； Springfield； Ill。：
In my letter of the 26th insert between the sentence ending 〃since
the issue of the Emancipation Proclamation as before〃 and the next；
commencing 〃You say you will not fight； etc。；〃 what follows below my
signature hereto。
A。 LINCOLN。
〃I know as fully as one can know the opinions of others that some of