Congs. Lovejoy (Ill.) and Frederick A. Conkling (N.Y.) confer with Lincoln on patronage. Memorandum: Appointment of Marshall B. Blake, 27 August 1862, CW, 5:396; Memorandum: Appointment of John B. Colton, 27 August 1862, CW, 5:396.

President declares intention to enforce recent acts of Congress relative to confiscation and emancipation. National Intelligencer, 27 August 1862.

Exchanges communications with military officers on active duty at Falmouth, Manassas, and Alexandria, Va. Abraham Lincoln to Ambrose E. Burnside, 27 August 1862, CW, 5:395; Abraham Lincoln to Herman Haupt, 27 August 1862, CW, 5:395; Abraham Lincoln to Herman Haupt, 27 August 1862, CW, 5:395; Abraham Lincoln to George B. McClellan, 27 August 1862, CW, 5:396.