19 October 1861
Scott, Winfield, 1786-1866
[Notice of suspension of habeas corpus in Boston to Justin Dimick].
Scott quotes an Abraham Lincoln document suspending the writ of habeas corpus, countersigned by William H. Seward. Scott empowers Brevet Colonel Dimick to do the same in Boston. Also signed by Assistant Adjutant General E.D. Townsend.
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