1482

Cleveland Morning Leader, 20 January 1864 (ed; 5 inches) ~ See original
p.2, col.3 ~ View at ChronAm

1482 - L. Jan. 20; ed: 2/3 - A gentleman calling on President Lincoln
found him counting bills. The President said, "This, sir, is something
out of my line," and told the man that the money was for a poor, sick
negro, employed by the treasury departinent. This man, unable to write
his name, could not draw his pay.
"How many men are there, occupying a position with one-tenth the
responsibility of the president's who would turn aside from the cares
of State, to perform a similar act." (5)

Persons and Personages

Index terms:

Lincoln, Abraham; *Persons & Personages; U. S. treasury department