“Washington, December 2, 1862

To the Senate of the Unites States:

I nominate Thornton K. Ware to be deputy postmaster at Fitchburgh, in the county of Worcester and the State of Massachusetts, in the place of J.W. Mansur, removed, the said Thornton K. Ware having been appointed during the last recess of the Senate.

ABRAHAM LINCOLN”

Reference Data:

Journal of the Executive Proceedings of the Senate of the United States of America, Dec. 2, 1861-July 17, 1862, Vol. 12, by US Government, 1887, page 93