Letter : Washington, D.C., to [Abraham Lincoln], 1862 Dec. 6.

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Letter : Washington, D.C., to [Abraham Lincoln], 1862 Dec. 6.

Recommends Rev. Dr. Van Santvoord of Schenectady, N.Y., to be a hospital chaplain in Washington, D.C.

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Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library

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