31 December 2017

Lincoln's Pardon Letter


The "Canadian Connection" portion of Lincoln North: a virtual exhibit at McGill University in Montreal, Canada [Lincoln connection]


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Description of above item (small part of the document shown):

Petition to Release Confederate Prisoners
"During the war Lincoln was besieged by petitioners for the release of confederate prisoners, many of whom had enlisted in the Confederate army when too young to know what they were doing."

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