Petition from William Milnes and many others to Abraham Lincoln requesting a pardon.

Description
Petition of William Milnes and others to Abraham Lincoln. Endorsement by Lincoln to Edwin M. Stanton: “On the representation and petition of Allbright and Dimmick who prosecuted in this case and W.D. Relsy’s endorsement of them as every way reliable. John Paul named within is pardoned for the [] part of his sentence. June 15. 1864” (Formerly in a scrapbook labeled Block/Linc. Ms. 8)
Creator
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Stanton, Edwin M. (Edwin McMasters), 1814-1869
Form
manuscripts (documents)
Date
1864-05-28
Language
English
Subject
Lincoln, Abraham -- 1809-1865 -- Correspondence
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
Geographic Subject
United States -- District of Columbia
Collection
Gordon Block Collection of Lincolniana, 1760-1963
Notes
See full finding aid at: http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017/d/pacscl/UPENN_RBML_PUSpMsColl941
Physical Location
Ms. Coll. 941, Box 1, Folder 17
Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
Resource Type
Text

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