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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Cite this Item: "Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 7 [Nov. 5, 1863-Sept. 12, 1864]." In the digital collection Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/lincoln7. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 20, 2025.

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Page 287

Endorsement Concerning John F. Botts1Jump to section

April 5, 1864

I think the Department Commander, with his assistants, should, with reference to the public peace and security on the one hand, and humanity on the other, decide applications of this class.

April 5. 1864 A. LINCOLN

Annotation

[1] Copy, DNA WR RG 107, Secretary of War, Letters Received, P 207, Register notation. The transcript preserved in the register is of an endorsement by Lincoln on a letter of John S. Clark concerning John F. Botts, banished South from Missouri and wishing to return.

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