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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Page 167

To Joseph Holt1Jump to section

Executive Mansion Washington,
Judge Advocate General Feb. 3. 1864

Please obtain the record, examine & report upon it, in the case of --- Yocum, mentioned in the accompanying letter. Yours truly A. LINCOLN

Annotation

[1] ALS, DNA WR RG 153, Judge Advocate General, MM 1217. William Yocum, employee in charge of contrabands at Cairo, Illinois, had been sentenced to five years at hard labor for aiding in kidnapping employees of the U.S. See Lincoln's endorsements, January 22, supra, and February 16, infra.

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