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

This letter being written by the U.S. District Attorney I have concluded to grant the pardon requested. A. LINCOLN.

Dec. 15. 1862

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[1] AES, DNA RG 204, U.S. Pardon Attorney, A 453. Lincoln's endorsement is written on the back of a letter from William P. Price, U.S. District Attorney at Baltimore, December 11, 1862, recommending pardon of First Mate Rasmus Ben son, convicted of cruel and unusual punishment of a seaman.

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