31. Gen. Samuel R. Curtis to Lincoln on cotton speculation allegations against Curtis <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Curtis%2C+Samuel+Ryan%2C+1805-1866">Curtis, Samuel Ryan, 1805-1866</a> Affidavit submitted by General Samuel R. Curtis to Abraham Lincoln discussing the charges of cotton speculation filed against him. General Curtis attributes the accusations to persons wishing to have him replaced with a pro-slavery commander, and to those opposed to Curtis' actions in Congress relative to the Army's reorganization. November 9, 1862. Copy. 1862-11-09 Becki Plunkett and Stephen Vincent Copyright State Historical Society of Iowa. Information at http://www.iowahistory.org/libraries/services-and-fees/conditions-for-image-reproductions.html 32. Gen. Samuel R. Curtis to Lincoln on cotton speculation allegations against Curtis <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Curtis%2C+Samuel+Ryan%2C+1805-1866">Curtis, Samuel Ryan, 1805-1866</a> Telegram from General Samuel R. Curtis to Abraham Lincoln acknowledging receipt of his November 6th letter concerning charges of cotton speculation, and informing him that a response has been sent by regular mail. November 10, 1862. Missouri Governor Hamilton Gamble had made the allegations to Posmaster General Montgomery Blair in an effort to have Curtis removed from his command. Copy. 1862-11-10 Becki Plunkett and Stephen Vincent Copyright State Historical Society of Iowa. Information at http://www.iowahistory.org/libraries/services-and-fees/conditions-for-image-reproductions.html 33. Iowa Adj. Gen. Nathaniel B. Baker to Lincoln protesting issuance of War Department General Orders 154 and 162 <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=United+States+--+History+--+Civil+War%2C+1861-1865+--+Recruiting%2C+enlisting%2C+etc">United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Recruiting, enlisting, etc</a> Telegraph message from Iowa Adjutant General Nathaniel B. Baker to Abraham Lincoln protesting, and asking for revocation of, War Department General Orders 154 and 162 . November 10, 1862. Both orders involve recruiting procedures to fill out the ranks of existing troops. Copy. 1862-11-10 Becki Plunkett and Stephen Vincent Copyright State Historical Society of Iowa. Information at http://www.iowahistory.org/libraries/services-and-fees/conditions-for-image-reproductions.html 34. Lincoln to Gen. Samuel R. Curtis on order by Gen. John Schofield <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Missouri+--+History+--+Civil+War%2C+1861-1865">Missouri -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865</a> <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=United+States+--+History+--+Civil+War%2C+1861-1865+--+Confiscations+and+contributions">United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Confiscations and contributions</a> 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 statement and opinion on the matter. December 10, 1862. Schofield, acting as commander of the Missouri militia, had ordered a $500,000 levy on the "rebels of St. Louis County" to fund the militia; controversies over the levy's implementation and legitimacy came to a head in early December. Copy. 1862-12-10 Becki Plunkett and Stephen Vincent Copyright State Historical Society of Iowa. Information at http://www.iowahistory.org/libraries/services-and-fees/conditions-for-image-reproductions.html 35. Gen. Samuel R. Curtis to Lincoln on suspension of proceedings to levy taxes on southern sympathisers <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Missouri+--+History+--+Civil+War%2C+1861-1865">Missouri -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865</a> <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=United+States+--+History+--+Civil+War%2C+1861-1865+--+Confiscations+and+contributions">United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Confiscations and contributions</a> 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. 1862-12-10 Becki Plunkett and Stephen Vincent Copyright State Historical Society of Iowa. Information at http://www.iowahistory.org/libraries/services-and-fees/conditions-for-image-reproductions.html 36. Gen. Samuel R. Curtis to Lincoln on proposed reduction of Union forces in Missouri <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Missouri+--+History+--+Civil+War%2C+1861-1865">Missouri -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865</a> 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 advisability of removing Union troops in Missouri. Copy. 1862-12-17 Becki Plunkett and Stephen Vincent Copyright State Historical Society of Iowa. Information at http://www.iowahistory.org/libraries/services-and-fees/conditions-for-image-reproductions.html 37. Gen. Samuel R. Curtis to Lincoln on status of Union army in Missouri <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Missouri+--+History+--+Civil+War%2C+1861-1865">Missouri -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865</a> 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. 1862-12-19 Becki Plunkett and Stephen Vincent Copyright State Historical Society of Iowa. Information at http://www.iowahistory.org/libraries/services-and-fees/conditions-for-image-reproductions.html 38. Gen. Samuel R. Curtis to Lincoln on need for Union troops in Missouri <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Missouri+--+History+--+Civil+War%2C+1861-1865">Missouri -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865</a> <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Gamble%2C+Hamilton+Rowan%2C+1798-1864">Gamble, Hamilton Rowan, 1798-1864</a> <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Loan%2C+Benjamin+Franklin%2C+1819-1881">Loan, Benjamin Franklin, 1819-1881</a> 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 Curtis' view. December 20, 1862. Lincoln had requested the views of both Curtis and Missouri governor Hamilton Gamble concerning the possible transfer. Gamble, who sought sole authority over the E.M.M., had counseled Lincoln that the E.M.M., under his command, could readily maintain order in the state without Union troop support. 1862-12-20 Becki Plunkett and Stephen Vincent Copyright State Historical Society of Iowa. Information at http://www.iowahistory.org/libraries/services-and-fees/conditions-for-image-reproductions.html 39. Gen. Samuel R. Curtis to Lincoln on dismissal of Col. Joseph W. Bell from military service <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=United+States+--+History+--+Civil+War%2C+1861-1865+--+Desertions">United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Desertions</a> Letter from General Samuel R. Curtis to Abraham Lincoln concerning an unapproved leave of absence taken by Colonel Joseph W. Bell, his acquittal by a court of inquiry, and his reinstatement. December 22, 1862. Copy. 1862-12-22 Becki Plunkett and Stephen Vincent Copyright State Historical Society of Iowa. Information at http://www.iowahistory.org/libraries/services-and-fees/conditions-for-image-reproductions.html 40. Caleb Russell and Sallie A. Fenton to Lincoln expressing Iowa Society of Friends' support for Emancipation Proclamation <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Society+of+Friends+--+Iowa">Society of Friends -- Iowa</a> <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Emancipation+proclamation">Emancipation proclamation</a> Letter from Caleb Russell and Sallie A. Fenton of the Religious Society of Friends (Henry County, Iowa) to Abraham Lincoln expressing the Society's support of the Emancipation Proclamation, their hope that the President will seek God's counsel and, in an allusion to a Biblical story (Exodus 17: 8-16), their willingness to help support Lincoln himself in his actions. December 27, 1862. While Lincoln had announced the Emancipation Proclamation on September 22, 1862, its provisions were controversial at the time and were not to take effect until January 1, 1863. Letter delivered to the President by Iowa Senator James Harlan. Copy. 1862-12-27 Becki Plunkett and Stephen Vincent Copyright State Historical Society of Iowa. Information at http://www.iowahistory.org/libraries/services-and-fees/conditions-for-image-reproductions.html