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34. Lincoln to Gen. Samuel R. Curtis on order by Gen. John Schofield
Letter from Abraham Lincoln to General Samuel R. Curtis requesting suspension of action on an order issued by General John Schofield calling for an assessment of $500,000 against secessionists and southern sympathizers, and asking Curtis for his…
35. Gen. Samuel R. Curtis to Lincoln on suspension of proceedings to levy taxes on southern sympathisers
Telegram from General Samuel R. Curtis to Abraham Lincoln reporting suspension of proceedings to levy taxes on St. Louis rebel sympthisers. December 10, 1862. Copy.
36. Gen. Samuel R. Curtis to Lincoln on proposed reduction of Union forces in Missouri
Telegram from General Samuel R. Curtis to Abraham Lincoln advising against reduction of Union forces in Missouri. December 17, 1862. Lincoln had received conflicting earlier reports from Curtis and Missouri governor Hamilton Gamble on the…
37. Gen. Samuel R. Curtis to Lincoln on status of Union army in Missouri
Telegram from General Samuel R. Curtis to Abraham Lincoln commenting on the status of Union troops in Missouri north of the Missouri River and noting the unreliability of the state's militia. December 19, 1862. Copy.
38. Gen. Samuel R. Curtis to Lincoln on need for Union troops in Missouri
Letter from General Samuel R. Curtis to Abraham Lincoln counseling against transferring military governance of Missouri from Union troops to the Enrolled Missouri Militia (E.M.M.), a 40,000 man force with questionable abilities and loyalties, in…
41. Gen. Samuel R. Curtis to Lincoln on Southern sympathizer Samuel B. McPheeters
Telegram from General Samuel R. Curtis to Abraham Lincoln informing him that his Provost Marshall General, Col. Frank A. Dick, has temporarily withdrawn an order banishing prominent St. Louis minister Samuel B. McPheeters for suspected Southern…
42. Gen. Samuel R. Curtis to Lincoln on Southern sympathizer Samuel B. McPheeters
Letter from General Samuel R. Curtis to Abraham Lincoln expressing his objection to the President's suspension of an order to banish Reverend Samuel B. McPheeters of St. Louis for Southern sympathies and explaining his view on the need for stringent…
44. Lincoln to Gen. Samuel R. Curtis on proposed exile of Southern sympathizer Samuel B. McPheeters and church governance
Letter from Abraham Lincoln to General Samuel R. Curtis regarding proposed banishment of St. Louis minister Samuel B. McPheeters for southern sympathies. Lincoln expresses his intent to leave the decision up to Curtis but emphasizes his belief that…
47. Gen. Samuel R. Curtis to Lincoln on military situation in Missouri
Telegram from General Samuel R. Curtis to Abraham Lincoln reporting he has not heard of "Negro trouble" but that his forces are responding to a Confederate raid on Springfield, Missouri. January 11, 1863. The Emancipation Proclamation had taken…
48. Gen. Samuel R. Curtis to Lincoln on civil and military matters in Missouri
Letter from General Samuel R. Curtis to Abraham Lincoln discussing Lincoln's expressed concerns about better coordination between Curtis and Governor Hamilton Gamble on Missouri matters, including those related to assessments, banishments, and the…