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Abraham Lincoln AES 1864

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Abraham Lincoln AES 1864
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Autograph endorsement signed “A. Lincoln” as President dated 23 January 1864, pardoning and discharging two Kentucky Confederate Prisoners of War confined at the notorious Camp Douglas prison. As prescribed in Lincoln's proclamation issued six weeks earlier, ''…all persons who have…participated in the existing rebellion…a full pardon is hereby granted to them, with restoration of all rights of property, except as to slaves, who have taken oaths of allegiance to the United States.'' Document in Lincoln's hand reads in full, ''Let the persons above named, take the oath of Dec. 8, and be discharged. A. Lincoln. Jan. 23, 1864.” On verso of this 8'' x 12.25'' lined sheet reads the particulars of the two men John M. Smith and Samuel B. Lyons, who have signed the document along with a notary public. During their time at Camp Douglas, which experienced the highest casualty rate of any prison -- Union or Confederate -- during the war, temperatures sank to 25 degrees below zero with prisoners often forced to sleep outside in tents. Raised seal at lower left of page with POW's signatures. Evidence of a line erasure above President Lincoln’s endorsement, ostensibly listing the names of the two prisoners of war. Expertly strengthened at horizontal folds and silked for preservation. Very good condition.
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