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 Benjamin F. Butler1Jump to section

February 25, 1864

Major General Butler please see and hear Judge Pitts of Eastern Shore of Virginia. He wishes to do right, but meets some difficulty at a point which it is probable you can obviate. A. LINCOLN

Feb. 25. 1864

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[1] ALS, RPB. Reverdy Johnson wrote Lincoln on February 24: ``I take pleasure in introducing to you, Judge E. P. Pitts, of Va. who desires to see you on official business that he will explain. As a loyal gentleman he is most deserving of your regard.'' (DLC-RTL). Judge Edward P. Pitts of Northampton County, Virginia, had sent a memorial to the rebel legislature of Virginia in 1861 stating his loyalty to the South (see OR, II, II, IV, 39-40, and passim).

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