[1] DS, owned by Emanuel A. Gardiner, New York City. The order is in Stanton's handwriting, signed by Lincoln. On March 19, 1863, Colonel Henry B. Carrington submitted a report to Stanton and Lincoln on the activities of the Knights of the Golden Circle, ``organized to break up the army. I have abundant affidavits and . . . proof. . . . Their success was considerable until the arrest and conviction of John O. Brown, now under sentence of death suspended at my request, that he may be used as a witness before the U.S. district court in May next.'' (OR, II, V, 363-67). See further Lincoln to Morton, July 18, infra.
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].
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- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.
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- New Brunswick, N.J.: Rutgers University Press
- 1953.
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