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 Bates2Open page

April 4, 1864.

Will the Attorney General please give me his opinion whether the President has legal power to remit the fine in the case as within stated? A. LINCOLN

April 4. 1864

Annotation

[1] AES, DNA GE RG 60, Papers of Attorney General, Segregated Lincoln Material. Lincoln's endorsement is written on a communication signed by representatives and senators from Indiana, March 29, 1864, asking that the president remit the fine of $500 assessed against John Caldwell of Morgan County, Indiana, for aiding a deserter. Caldwell had died, leaving a wife and three children in destitute circumstances. See Lincoln to Bates, April 18, infra.