Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 to D. M. Leatherman re: claim on land of a Confederate soldier
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06788 Author/Creator: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1863/09/03 Pagination: 1 p.+blank 20.3 x 12.6 cm Order a Copy
Responding to a claim upon land in Memphis, Tenn., owned by a man in the rebel service. Lincoln writes in part: "The Impropriety of bringing such cases to me is obvious to any one who will consider that I could not properly act on any case without understanding it, and that I have neither the means nor time to obtain such understanding."
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