Letter from Frederick William Seward to William Henry Seward, Jr., December 23, 1862
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Letter from Frederick William Seward to William Henry Seward, Jr., December 23, 1862
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Institution:University of Rochester
Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections
Date:1862-12-23
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Letter from Frederick William Seward to William Henry Seward, Jr., December 23, 1862
action: sent
sender: Frederick Seward
Birth: 1830-07-08
Death: 1915-04-25
location: Washington D.C., US
receiver: William Seward
Birth: 1839-06-18
Death: 1920-04-29
location: UnknownUnknown
transcription: srr
revision: tap 2018-02-01
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Original I possession of Ray and Sue Messenger, Moravia, N;
digitized, transcribed, and included on website with their permission.
Washington
Dec. 23d
My dear Will,
I have your telegram
asking whether McDougall
been appointed a Brigadier General
So far as I know, he has not
been.
I will ask Mr Stanton
I meet him, and if McD. Has
been appointed, I will let you know
at once. I do not send to
the War Department to inquire,
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because I learned, on making a
similar application a few days
ago, that the rules of Department
forbid the subordinate officers to
give information of the sort, except
when directed to do so by the
Secretary. — a rule similar to
that of our own Department in
regard to appointments prior to
confirmation
Affectionately yours
F.W. Seward
Lieut. Col. W.H. Seward Jr.
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Editorial Note
Dec. 23d
My dear Will,
I have your telegram
asking whether McDougall
Birth: 1839-09-14 Death: 1914-05-24
hasbeen appointed a Brigadier General
So far as I know, he has not
been.
I will ask Mr Stanton
Birth: 1814-12-19 Death: 1869-12-24
when I meet him, and if McD. Has
been appointed, I will let you know
at once. I do not send to
the War Department to inquire,
because I learned, on making a
similar application a few days
ago, that the rules of Department
forbid the subordinate officers to
give information of the sort, except
when directed to do so by the
Secretary. — a rule similar to
that of our own Department in
regard to appointments prior to
confirmation
Affectionately yours
F.W. Seward
Lieut. Col. W.H. Seward Jr.