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Stanton, Edwin M. (Edwin McMasters), 1814-1869 [Envelope addressed to Major Vincent]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02256 Author/Creator: Stanton, Edwin M. (Edwin McMasters), 1814-1869 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Envelope Date: ca. 16 April 1865 Pagination: 1 envelope Height: 9 cm, Width: 15 cm Order a Copy

A free franked envelope (War Department stationery) signed as Secretary of War, allowing the bearer, Major Vincent, to see the Board of Inquiry into Lincoln's assassination.

Stanton, Edwin M. (Edwin McMasters), 1814-1869
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

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