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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Endorsement Concerning William T. Smithson1Jump to section

August 1, 1863

The bearer of this says that William T. Smithson is imprisoned at the ``Old Capitol'' and has been indicted indicted [sic] in the District Court for treason. He asks to be turned over to the Civil Court according to a recent Act of Congress. Please consider the case & dispose of it according to law. A. LINCOLN

Aug. 1, 1863.

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[1] AES, The Rosenbach Company, Philadelphia and New York. Lincoln's endorsement is written on the back of a letter from Grant Goodrich, July 6, 1863, introducing J. G. Hamilton, ``a loyal man & true patriot,'' whose brother-in-law, William T. Smithson, had been imprisoned. The document carries another endorsement in unidentified handwriting as follows: ``Please see `Statutes at Large' 1863; Chapter LXXXI, Sections 2 & 3---pages 755 & 756.'' Smithson had been arrested early in the war and released upon his oath. In May 1863 he was again imprisoned for his dealings in Confederate securities.

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