Smith, James, fl. 1863 to Abraham Lincoln
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02750.054 Author/Creator: Smith, James, fl. 1863 Place Written: Providence, Rhode Island Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 16 July 1863 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 24.7 cm, Width: 19.6 cm Order a Copy
Smith, Governor of Rhode Island, informs President Lincoln that "the first notice which Captain Ethan A. Jenks received of the commission on the charge made against him was the order dismissing him from Service, while on duty at the Siege of Vicksburg, and also that the charge is untrue."
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