Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 6 [Dec. 13, 1862-Nov. 3, 1863].

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Title: Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 6 [Dec. 13, 1862-Nov. 3, 1863].
Author: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.
Publication: New Brunswick, N.J.: Rutgers University Press; 1953.
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To Edward Bates1Jump to section

October 31, 1863

Inclining to believe that this boy has been sufficiently punished in the four months imprisonment he has already endured, I have concluded to say ``Let a pardon be made out in the case['']

Oct. 31. 1863 A. LINCOLN

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[1] AES, DNA RG 204, U.S. Pardon Attorney, A 491. Lincoln's endorsement is written on a petition from L. A. Whiteley, Washington, D.C., October 30, 1863, asking pardon of ``Hamilton Anderson, a young colored man . . . sentenced to hard labor for one year in the Albany Penetentiary. . . .'' on conviction for larceny.

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