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Stanton, Edwin M. (Edwin McMasters), 1814-1869 Pass for John Ford

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02011 Author/Creator: Stanton, Edwin M. (Edwin McMasters), 1814-1869 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Document signed Date: 2 June 1865 Pagination: 1 card Height: 9 cm, Width: 14 cm Order a Copy

Signed by Edwin Stanton as Secretary of War. Pass for John Ford to visit the stage and private boxes in Ford's Theatre.

Stanton, Edwin M. (Edwin McMasters), 1814-1869
Ford, John S., 1815-1897
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

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