Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 6 [Dec. 13, 1862-Nov. 3, 1863].
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Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 6 [Dec. 13, 1862-Nov. 3, 1863].
Author
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.
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New Brunswick, N.J.: Rutgers University Press
1953.
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"Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 6 [Dec. 13, 1862-Nov. 3, 1863]." In the digital collection Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/lincoln6. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 2, 2024.
Let a pardon be granted in this case on the ground that the party was used by the government as a witness, & testified fairly.
June 25, 1863. A. LINCOLN
Annotation
[1] AES, DNA RG 204, U.S. Pardon Attorney, A 455. LINCOLN's endorsement is written on a letter from U.S. District Attorney Richard H. Dana, Jr., to lawyer Milton Andros, Boston, June 23, 1863, concerning the pardon application of Samuel P.Skinner, convicted of fitting out a slave ship.