Endorsement: Anthony Thornton to Augustus C. French1Jump to section
I assisted in the defence of J. A. L. Crockett; and, of course, heard and noted the evidence; and I concur generally with the statement
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I assisted in the defence of J. A. L. Crockett; and, of course, heard and noted the evidence; and I concur generally with the statement
of Mr. Thornton, above. I think him, most clearly, a proper subject of the Executive Clemency. A. LINCOLN---
[1] AES, I-Ar. Thornton's letter of November 22, 1852, elaborates on the substance of the petition supra. In addition to this endorsement Lincoln has written an explanatory footnote on the second page of Thornton's letter, as follows: ``His [Crockett's] fathers residence is near where the three counties join.'' The file contains several other letters and petitions.