Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 8 [ Sept. 12, 1864-Apr. 14, 1865, undated, appendices].

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Title: Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 8 [ Sept. 12, 1864-Apr. 14, 1865, undated, appendices].
Author: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.
Publication: New Brunswick, N.J.: Rutgers University Press; 1953.
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To William Sprague1Jump to section

Office U.S. Military Telegraph,
Hon. William Sprague War Department,
Providence, R.I. Washington, D.C., Sep. 16. 1864.

I commuted the sentence of Conley two days ago.

A. LINCOLN

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[1] ALS, DNA WR RG 107, Presidential Telegrams, I, 171. See Lincoln to Smith, September 8, supra. Sprague's telegram, received at 9:55 A.M., reads: ``Circumstances indicate the innocence of Sergt Conley of R I sentenced to be shot today Will you stay his sentence'' (DLC-RTL).

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