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61. Tripps, James, fl. 1864. Tripps, James, fl. 1864.ALS : Orange, N.J., to C.M. Parkman, 1864 Oct. 25.Asks Parkman's help in obtaining the release of his son Capt. James M. Tripps from Libby Prison. With an autograph endorsement signed by Abraham Lincoln, 31 Oct., directing that Tripps be exchanged for Capt. William F. Gordon.Tripps, James M., fl. 1864 -- Imprisonment.
Gordon, William F., Jr. -- Imprisonment.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Prisoners and prisons.
62. Harris, Henry T., fl. 1864. Harris, Henry T., fl. 1864.ALS : Elmira Prison, Elmira, N.Y., to his cousin Louis, 1864 Nov. 9.Gives details of his arrest and confinement as a prisoner of war and asks for help in obtaining his release. With an autograph endorsement by Abraham Lincoln, 8 December 1864, directing that Harris be released on taking the loyalty oath of 8 December 1863.Harris, Henry T., fl. 1864 -- Imprisonment.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Prisoners and prisons.
Amnesty -- United States.
63. Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865. Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.ALS : City Point, Va., to Ulysses S. Grant, 1865 Apr. 6.Lincoln describes his secret meeting with the Confederate assistant secretary of war, John A. Campbell, to discuss the possibility of peace, and directs Grant to continue his campaign in Virginia. Also mentions Secretary of State William Seward's carriage accident.Campbell, John Archibald, 1811-1889.
Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885.
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.
Seward, William Henry, 1801-1872 -- Health.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Peace.
Appomattox Campaign, 1865.
64. Goodrich, Grant, fl. 1863. Goodrich, Grant, fl. 1863.ALS : Chicago, to Abraham Lincoln, 1863 July 6.Introduces J.G. Hamilton, whose brother-in-law William T. Smithson has been imprisoned for treason. In an autograph endorsement dated 1 August, Lincoln asks that Smithson's case be turned over to the civil court.Hamilton, J. G., fl. 1863.
Smithson, William T., fl. 1861-1863 -- Imprisonment.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Collaborationists.
65. Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865. Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.ADS, 1865 Feb. 20, Washington, D.C.Endorsement clipped from a larger document, directing that a group of prisoners of war be allowed to take the loyalty oath prescribed by the amnesty proclamation of 8 December 1863 and be discharged.United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Prisoners and prisons.
Amnesty -- United States.
66. Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865. Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.ADS, 1864 Nov. 26, Washington, D.C.Endorsement clipped from a larger document, directing that a prisoner of war be allowed to take the loyalty oath prescribed by the amnesty proclamation of 8 December 1863 and be discharged.United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Prisoners and prisons.
Amnesty -- United States.
67. Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865. Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.ADS, 1864 July 27, Washington, D.C.Endorsement clipped from a larger document, directing that a prisoner of war be allowed to take the loyalty oath prescribed by the amnesty proclamation of 8 December 1863 and be discharged.United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Prisoners and prisons.
Amnesty -- United States.
68. Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865. Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.ADS, 1864 Jan. 12, Washington, D.C.Establishes the point where the line of the Central Pacific Railroad crosses Arcade Creek in the Sacramento Valley as the western base of the Sierra Nevada Mountains.Central Pacific Railroad Company.
Sierra Nevada (Calif. and Nev.) -- Boundaries.
Railroads -- United States.
69. Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865. Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.ADS, 1864 Apr. 20, Washington, D.C.Endorsement clipped from a larger document, directing that a prisoner of war be allowed to take the loyalty oath prescribed by the amnesty proclamation of 8 December 1863 and be discharged.United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Prisoners and prisons.
Amnesty -- United States.
70. Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865. Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.ADS, 1864 Apr. 18.Endorsement on a letter, directing that a prisoner of war be allowed to take the loyalty oath prescribed by the amnesty proclamation of 8 December 1863 and be discharged.United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Prisoners and prisons.
Amnesty -- United States.
71. Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865. Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.ADS : Washington, D.C., 1863 Sep. 17.Requesting federal employment for the bearer, an unidentified woman.Job hunting -- United States.
Women -- Employment -- United States.
United States -- Officials and employees -- Selection.
72. Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865. Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.ADS : Springfield, Ill., 1839 Aug. 6.Receipt for payment by a client, signed "Stuart & Lincoln".
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