Manuscripts

Austin A. King, Washington, D.C., letter to Abraham Lincoln

Description: Autograph letter signed. Letter regarding pardon for Levi Brashear and William A. Guthrie. Endorsed by Lincoln: "Attorney General please make out pardons in these two cases. A. Lincoln." Includes a statement of the cases in the United States Circuit Court of Missouri, referred to in the letter, and filing envelope. (3 pages)
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1864 December 31
Call number: HM 23929
Creator: Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Purchased from Anderson Galleries, Lambert Lincolniana collection, January and April 1914.; Purchased from Judd Stewart, 1922.; Purchased from Anderson Galleries, Lambert Civil War collection, March 1914.; Purchased from Anderson Galleries, Mark P. Robinson collection, February-March 1918.

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