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January 23, 1862

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Thursday, January 23, 1862.
 Washington, DC.

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President confers with Lt. Henry A. Wise (USN), Navy Bureau of Ordnance, regarding mortars under construction at Pittsburgh. Abraham Lincoln to Andrew H. Foote, [23 January 1862], CW, 5:108.

Consults with Gen. Lane and Sen. Samuel C. Pomeroy (Kans.) regarding fugitive slaves and concludes that government cannot return them. N.Y. Tribune, 24 January 1862.

Nominates John Tucker of Pennsylvania and Peter H. Watson of Washington, DC, to be assistant secretaries of war. National Intelligencer, 25 January 1862.

Interviews Sen. Lazarus W. Powell (Ky.) regarding military assessments to provide for persons made homeless. Powell to Lincoln, 29 January 1862, Robert Todd Lincoln Collection of Abraham Lincoln Papers, Library of Congress, Washington, DC.

Attends opera at Washington Theatre, 11th and C St. NW., with Mrs. Lincoln for performance of "Il Trovatore." Washington Star, 24 January 1862.

Addresses memorandum to heads of departments and bureaus: "This man wants to work—so uncommon a want that I think it ought to be gratified. I shall be obliged by any Head of of [sic] a Bureau, or Department who can and will find work for him." Abraham Lincoln to Heads of Departments and Bureaus, 23 January 1862, CW, 5:109. 

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President confers with Lt. Henry A. Wise (USN), Navy Bureau of 
Ordnance, regarding mortars under construction at Pittsburgh.
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Consults with Gen. Lane and Sen. Samuel C. Pomeroy (Kans.) regarding 
fugitive slaves and concludes that government cannot return them.
<bibl default='NO'>N.Y. Tribune, 24 January 1862.</bibl>
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Nominates John Tucker of Pennsylvania and Peter H. Watson of 
Washington, DC, to be assistant secretaries of war.
<bibl default='NO'>National Intelligencer, 25 January 1862.</bibl>
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Interviews Sen. Lazarus W. Powell (Ky.) regarding military 
assessments to provide for persons made homeless.
<bibl default='NO'>Powell to Lincoln, 29 January 1862, Robert Todd Lincoln Collection of Abraham Lincoln Papers, Library of Congress, Washington, DC.</bibl>
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Attends opera at Washington Theatre, 11th and C St. NW., with Mrs. 
Lincoln for performance of "Il Trovatore."
<bibl default='NO'>Washington Star, 24 January 1862.</bibl>
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Addresses memorandum to heads of departments and bureaus: "This man 
wants to <uLine>work</uLine>&#8212;so uncommon a want that I think it 
ought to be gratified. I shall be obliged by any Head of of 
[<uLine>sic</uLine>] a Bureau, or Department who can and will find 
work for him."
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