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 George G. Meade1Jump to section

Executive Mansion, Washington,
Major-General Meade: December 12, 1863.

Please suspend execution of sentence in case of William F. Goodwin, Company B, Seventeenth Infantry, and forward the record for my examination. A. LINCOLN.

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[1] Tarbell (Appendix), p. 404. Meade's reply was received at 4:20 P.M.: ``Your telegram in relation to private Wm. F. Goodwin Co ``B'' 17th. Infy has been recd. and the order to suspend the execution of the sentence till your orders are received, the proceedings will be forwarded.'' (DLC-RTL). No further reference has been found.

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