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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Order for Parole of Charles H. Jonas1Jump to section

June 2, 1864

Allow Charles H. Jonas, now a prisoner of war at Johnson's Island, a parole of three weeks to visit his dying father, Abra[ha]m Jonas, at Quincy, Ill. A. LINCOLN.

June 2, 1864.

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[1] Leslie J. Perry, ``Appeals to Lincoln's Clemency,'' The Century Magazine, December, 1895, p. 254. Under date of June 2, 1864, Orville H. Browning's Diary records: ``Went to the President and got Chas H Jonas, a rebel prisoner at Johnson's Island, paroled for three weeks to visit his father, who is dying.'' On June 10 Browning wrote: ``I went to the Presidents and got his promise to appoint Mrs Jonas Post Mistress at Quincy in place of her decd husband'' (ibid.).

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