Item 09-011: Hand copy. From A. Lincoln, President, Washington, DC to Peirpont, Wheeling. "Wheeling, Oct. 16 1862. Gov. Peirpoint By telegraph from Washington 16 1862. 5:36 PM Your dispatch of today received I am very sorry to have offended you I appointed the collector as I thought on your written recommendation & the assessor also with your testimony of worthiness although I knew you preferred a different man I will examine tomorrow whether I am mistaken in this. A. Lincoln. 57 G 117 pd", 1862/10/16

Item 09-011: Hand copy. From A. Lincoln, President, Washington, DC to Peirpont, Wheeling. "Wheeling, Oct. 16 1862. Gov. Peirpoint By telegraph from Washington 16 1862. 5:36 PM Your dispatch of today received I am very sorry to have offended you I appointed the collector as I thought on your written recommendation & the assessor also with your testimony of worthiness although I knew you preferred a different man I will examine tomorrow whether I am mistaken in this. A. Lincoln. 57 G 117 pd", 1862/10/16, Box: 9, Folder: 1. Francis Harrison Pierpont (1814-1899) Papers, A&M 0009. West Virginia and Regional History Center. https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/repositories/2/archival_objects/46456 Accessed May 01, 2024.