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Jenks, Ethan A., fl. 1825-1901 to Abraham Lincoln

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02750.071 Author/Creator: Jenks, Ethan A., fl. 1825-1901 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1861-1877 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 24.7 cm, Width: 19.5 cm Order a Copy

Captain Jenks requests that President Lincoln reconsider the 12 June 1863 order dismissing him from military service.

Jenks, Ethan A., fl. 1828-1901

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