Telegram to J. O. Morton. Executive Mansion, Washington, March 16, 1863.

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Author: Abraham Lincoln

HON. J. O. MORTON, Joliet, Ill.: William Chumasero is proposed for provost-marshal of your district. What think you of it? I understand he is a good man.

A. LINCOLN.

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Chicago: Abraham Lincoln, "Telegram to J. O. Morton. Executive Mansion, Washington, March 16, 1863.," The Writings of Abraham Lincoln— Volume 6: 1862– 1863, ed. Jameson, J. Franklin (John Franklin), 1859-1937 in The Writings of Abraham Lincoln—Volume 6: 1862–1863 Original Sources, accessed July 12, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=49DWSK7MFQDKESV.

MLA: Lincoln, Abraham. "Telegram to J. O. Morton. Executive Mansion, Washington, March 16, 1863." The Writings of Abraham Lincoln— Volume 6: 1862– 1863, edited by Jameson, J. Franklin (John Franklin), 1859-1937, in The Writings of Abraham Lincoln—Volume 6: 1862–1863, Original Sources. 12 Jul. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=49DWSK7MFQDKESV.

Harvard: Lincoln, A, 'Telegram to J. O. Morton. Executive Mansion, Washington, March 16, 1863.' in The Writings of Abraham Lincoln— Volume 6: 1862– 1863, ed. . cited in , The Writings of Abraham Lincoln—Volume 6: 1862–1863. Original Sources, retrieved 12 July 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=49DWSK7MFQDKESV.