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Gustavus Vasa Fox, Washington, D.C., telegram to John B. Montgomery

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Gustavus Vasa Fox, Washington, D.C., telegram to John B. Montgomery

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Description: Telegram draft signed. Contains instructions from the Secretary of War regarding the treatment of prisoners related to the assassination of Lincoln.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1865 April 22
Call number: mssLincoln
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