Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 [Note allowing John Swisher to take the oath of 8 December 1863]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00693.03 Author/Creator: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Autograph endorsement signed Date: 11 January 1865 Pagination: 1 p. ; 26 x 19 cm. Order a Copy
Lincoln autograph endorsement signed on a letter from Edward McPherson to President Lincoln requesting clemency for a man, dated 10 January 1865. Lincoln's endorsement reads, "Let this man, John Swisher take the oath of Dec. 8, 1863 & be discharged." McPherson was Clerk of the House of Representatives.
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