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"Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 2." In the digital collection Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/l/lincoln/lincoln2. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 19, 2024.
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Endorsement: Petition to William H. Bissell for Pardon of David Thompson1Jump to section
April 12, 1858
I was appointed by the court to defend in part the above named David Thompson. I thought at the time his conviction was wrong, and I am now clearly of opinion he ought to be pardoned. I have recently
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been at Woodford; and the universal sentiment there seems to be in favor of his pardon. April 12, 1858.
A. LINCOLN
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[1] AES, I-Ar. David Thompson was a resident of Woodford County, Illinois.