LINCOLN, Abraham (1809-1865). Autograph endorsement signed ("A. Lincoln"), [Washington], 29 December 1863. One page, 245 x 197mm, accomplished on the verso of a letter from P. F. Lonergan to Missouri Senator John B. Henderson, Pilot Knob, Missouri, 14 December 1863 and additionally endorsed by Henderson on the verso (light foxing, tape repairs to weak folds on verso, small tear affects "A" in Lincoln's signature), matted. Abraham Lincoln orders the pardon of a Missouri State militiaman imprisoned after a court martial. Lincoln approves a pardon request for J. H. Sislow, a former lieutenant in the Missouri State Militia who had been serving time at the Alton Military Prison. The request was sent to Missouri Senator J. B. Henderson who forwarded it to Lincoln for his approval. On 29 December, Lincoln approved the pardon, writing: "Isaac H. Sissow, is hereby pardoned, for all the unexecuted part of his sentence."
LINCOLN, Abraham (1809-1865). Autograph endorsement signed ("A. Lincoln"), [Washington], 29 December 1863. One page, 245 x 197mm, accomplished on the verso of a letter from P. F. Lonergan to Missouri Senator John B. Henderson, Pilot Knob, Missouri, 14 December 1863 and additionally endorsed by Henderson on the verso (light foxing, tape repairs to weak folds on verso, small tear affects "A" in Lincoln's signature), matted. Abraham Lincoln orders the pardon of a Missouri State militiaman imprisoned after a court martial. Lincoln approves a pardon request for J. H. Sislow, a former lieutenant in the Missouri State Militia who had been serving time at the Alton Military Prison. The request was sent to Missouri Senator J. B. Henderson who forwarded it to Lincoln for his approval. On 29 December, Lincoln approved the pardon, writing: "Isaac H. Sissow, is hereby pardoned, for all the unexecuted part of his sentence."
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