Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Discharges for nine soldiers and William Yocum (signed recto by Brutus J. Clay)
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05984 Author/Creator: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Autograph endorsement signed Date: 1864/01/22 Pagination: 1, 1 p. 20.3 x 12.6 cm Order a Copy
List of prisoners on front, with place of imprisonment, endorsed on verso by Lincoln. At the bottom of the list is a note of congressman Brutus J. Clay, requesting the discharge of the above. Lincoln orders the discharge of nine soldiers upon taking oath, and a discharge for William Yocum "not as a prisoner of war, but for an offence for which he has perhaps suffered enough...." Yokum, an employee in charge of contrabands (escaped slaves) at Cairo, Ill., had been sentenced to five years hard labor for "aiding in the kidnapping of employees of the U.S." (quoting Basler 7: 167 note). Lincoln pardoned Yocum Feb. 16 after a petition from members of Congress, including Clay (Basler 7: 187 note).
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