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 Montgomery Blair1Jump to section

January 19, 1863

The relations of Downey are among the best men of my acquaintance, and as Judge Treat, before whom he was convicted, recommends his pardon, I incline to pardon him, if the Post-Master General does not object. Will he please say whether he has any objection & return to me? A. LINCOLN

Jan. 19. 1863.

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[1] AES, DNA RG 204, U.S. Pardon Attorney, A 457. Below Lincoln's endorsement Postmaster General Blair endorsed on January 20, ``I concur in the propriety of pardoning Downey.'' The endorsements are written on a letter from

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Lawrence Weldon with concurring endorsements by Judge Samuel H. Treat, Stephen A. Corneau and David L. Phillips, January 13, 1863, asking a pardon for James M. Downey, convicted of robbing the mails. See Lincoln to Bates, January 20, infra. Downey has not been further identified.