Abraham Lincoln

16th President of the United States, 1861-1865

Telegrams

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• April 29, 1864 (Annotated on the top right-hand corner with the number 42)
• June 19, 1864 (Annotated on the top right-hand corner with the number 78)
• June 24, 1864 (Annotated on the top right-hand corner with the number 80)
• July 9, 1864 (Annotated on the top right-hand corner with the number 91)
• Undated the second page of a telegram (Annotated on the top right-hand corner with the number 94)

Commissions

• President Lincoln signed a commission paper for 1st Lieutenant William H. Brown, dated July 17, 1862

U.S. Military Academy, West Point

• Memorandum by President Lincoln on behalf of Edward M. Davis' appointment to attend the United States Military Academy, dated September 1, 1863
• Recommendation by President Lincoln on behalf of Samuel M. Swigert's re-appointment to attend the United States Military Academy, dated September 9, 1863
• Letter by President Lincoln on behalf of Garland N. Whistler's appointment to attend the United States Military Academy, dated August 20, 1864

Miscellaneous Documents

• Endorsement by President Lincoln on an envelope addressed to him, dated November 3, 1863
• Letter from President Lincoln to Attorney General concerning pardon of Josiah Gentry, dated November 14, 1864