Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 7 [Nov. 5, 1863-Sept. 12, 1864].

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Title: Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 7 [Nov. 5, 1863-Sept. 12, 1864].
Author: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.
Publication: New Brunswick, N.J.: Rutgers University Press; 1953.
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To Edward Bates1Jump to section

December 17, 1863

In addition to the within letter, I have personal knowledge of this case, and have concluded to ask the Attorney General to make out a pardon at once. I believe the sentence was for eight years.

[Dec. 17, 1863 A. LINCOLN]

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[1] AES, DNA RG 204, U.S. Pardon Attorney, A 428. The date and signature have been clipped from the endorsement, which is written on a letter signed by John Dougherty, December 16, 1863, asking pardon of Newton F. Jones, convicted of robbing the mail at Anna, Illinois, and sentenced in 1859 to eight years' imprisonment.

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