Executive MansionApril 5th 1861
Hon. S. P. Chase
Secretary of the Treasury
Dear Sir
On today, and on thefirst fifth1 of each month, please send me a Warrant for the amount of my salary as President of the United States.
Your Obt. Servt.
A. Lincoln
Secretary of the Treasury
Dear Sir
On today, and on the
Your Obt. Servt.
A. Lincoln
- Scrupulously honest, Abraham Lincoln noticed that the pay request he was about to sign credited him with four days he did not work. His first full day on the job as President was March 5. Lincoln corrected the error by crossing out first and writing in fifth.