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January 31, 1863

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Saturday, January 31, 1863.
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President receives Sen. Powell (Ky.) who brings list of persons and fines collected from them by army officers in Kentucky. Memorandum Concerning Fines Collected from Kentuckians, 31 January 1863, CW, 6:85-86.

Writes Gen. Meigs on behalf of James C. Conkling of Illinois: "He has ample business qualifications, is entirely trustworthy; and with all is my personal friend of long standing." Abraham Lincoln to Montgomery C. Meigs, 31 January 1863, CW, 6:85.

Writes Col. Joseph P. Taylor, Commissary General: "Please see the bearer, Edward D. Baker, who is a son of my old friend Col. Baker, . . . He now wishes to be a Commissary . . . if you can inform me that he can be made such consistently with the rules of the service, I will oblige him." Abraham Lincoln to Joseph P. Taylor, 31 January 1863, CW, 6:86.

White House reception in evening attended by Gen. Heintzelman and wife. Journal, Samuel P. Heintzelman Papers, Library of Congress, Washington, DC.

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President receives Sen. Powell (Ky.) who brings list of persons and 
fines collected from them by army officers in Kentucky.
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Writes Gen. Meigs on behalf of James C. Conkling of Illinois: "He has 
ample business qualifications, is entirely trustworthy; and with all 
is my personal friend of long standing."
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Writes Col. Joseph P. Taylor, Commissary General: "Please see the 
bearer, Edward D. Baker, who is a son of my old friend Col. Baker, . 
. . He now wishes to be a Commissary . . . if you can inform me that 
he can be made such consistently with the rules of the service, I 
will oblige him."
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White House reception in evening attended by Gen. Heintzelman and wife.
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