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Herron, Francis J., 1837-1902 [Endorsement requesting parole for a friend]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03477.02 Author/Creator: Herron, Francis J., 1837-1902 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph note signed Date: 7 October 1864 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 25 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

Requesting parole for a sick and imprisoned friend. Reads "One of the parties under arrest...is a friend of mine...I do not think there is anything against him. He is quite sick. Please parole him." Docket signed by Christian Thomson Christensen. Signed at conclusion and again in text.

Herron, Francis Jay, 1837-1902
Christensen, Christian Thomsen, 1832-1905

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