16th President of the United States (1809-1865). Autograph letter signed ("A. Lincoln"). Washington. 4to. 1/2 p.
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President Lincoln considers the case of a Maryland volunteer "said to be under sentence of death to be executed on the 25th for desertion" ALS as president, signed "A. Lincoln," one page, 7.25 x 8.75, September 21, 1863. Handwritten letter to Major General George Meade, commander of the "Army of the Potomac," in full: "I am appealed to in behalf John H. Williams, Co. D. 4 Regt. Md. Vols., I Corps who is said to be under sentence of death to be executed on the 25th for desertion. The appeal is made on the ground of unsoundness of mind.
Please give me briefly the facts and your views." In fine condition, with trimmed edges, and overall archival silking to both sides. This letter is listed in the Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln, Volume 6, by Roy Basler, who notes: 'The roster of Co. D, Fourth Maryland Volunteers, lists no John H. Williams, but Charles W. Williams who was sentenced to be shot for desertion (Army of the Potomac, General Orders No. 91, September 17, 1863) is listed with the notation 'Died, September 25, 1863.'' During the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln struggled with the challenge of dealing with Union Army deserters. A compassionate leader, he generally showed leniency, understanding the pressures soldiers faced—in March of 1863, he proclaimed a general call of amnesty for the 125,000 Union men then missing from their units, absolving them from punishment in exchange for their return. However, he also recognized the need to maintain discipline, and desertion was considered a capital crime. In all, only 147 Union deserters were executed during the course of the war, and it seems that Williams of the Maryland Fourth was one of these unlucky few. By year's end, the war-weary Lincoln had largely ended the practice; when commuting a death sentence in January 1864, Lincoln explained that his decision was made 'not on any merit in the case, but because I am trying to evade the butchering business lately.'.
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Signed free frank
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Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865), 16. Präsident der USA. „Free Frank“ mit e. U. („A. Lincoln“). [Washington, 1860]. 1 S. 23,3 x 26,5 cm. Zusammen mit einer Portraitmünze und einem gestochenen Portrait Lincolns in Zierrahmen hinter Glas. – Einriss am oberen rechten Rand des Umschlages. Dadurch die Unterschrift des Nachnamens "ln" beeinträchtigt– An Thurlow Weed (1797-1882) in Albany, New York, einen seiner einflußreichsten Unterstützer im Präsidentschaftswahlkampf des Jahres 1860, den Lincoln, der sich erstmals um das Amt bewarb, auch gewinnen sollte.
E. Brief mit U.
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Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865), 16. Präsident der USA. E. Brief m. U., Springfield, Ill., 2. Juni 1858, 1 Seite 4°. An Cope: "At length I have had an interview with Mr. J. A. Pickrell, the gentleman from whom I expected to get information in relation to the land once owned by Mr. Abram A. Halsey and Mr. E. Lane. Mr. Pickrell is an entirely reliable gentleman, and he tells me he knows all about the matter. He says that legal title to the land was wholly in Lane, though Halsey was the equitable owner of part of it. He says that he personally knows that Lane sold and conveyed Halsey's part, and paid the proceeds to the Amer. Bd. Comrs. for Foreign Missions, and he always understood, and now believes, this was done by Mr. Halsey¹s direction. If so, and I have no doubt of it, this is the end of the matter." Lincoln fügt in einem Postskript hinzu "I make no charge for what I have done."
Autograph letter signed ("A. Lincoln").
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In reply to a letter from Generals Lorenzo Thomas and William B. Franklin (who both wrote and signed on the other pages, dated 13 August 1861), concerning Captain Alexander James Dallas III: "I repeat that if Adjutant Genl. Thomas is reasonably well satisfied that Capt. Dallas was rejected by the Senate through misappre[hen]sion of facts, he is to be re-appointed. It is the opinion of the Adjutant General, and of Genl. Franklin, as shown by what they have written written [sic] within, that he is a good officer". - Just before the start of the Civil War, Thomas was promoted to colonel and adjutant general of the U.S. Army on 7 March 1861. On 10 August 1861, U.S. President Abraham Lincoln appointed Thomas a brigadier general in the regular army, to rank from 3 August 1861, the date Lincoln sent the nomination to the U.S. Senate for confirmation. Franklin was appointed colonel of the 12th U.S. Infantry Regiment, but three days later, on 17 May 1861, he was promoted to brigadier general of volunteers. Dallas was appointed Captain, 12th United States Infantry to date from 14 May 1861. - Slight damage to edges; occasionally browned and dusty; marked "1861".