Copy of letter: Atlanta, Georgia, to [William E.] Robinson, 1868 Feb. 17.

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Copy of letter: Atlanta, Georgia, to [William E.] Robinson, 1868 Feb. 17.

Seeks brevet for his role in the capture of Lincoln's assassins and asks Robinson to intercede on his behalf.

1 item (2 p.); 33 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7272309

Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library

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Robinson, William E. (William Erigena), 1814-1892

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U.S. representative from New York and journalist. From the description of William E. Robinson family papers, 1841-2009. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 726848956 ...

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

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Abraham Lincoln (born February 12, 1809, Sinking Spring Farm near Hodgenville, Kentucky-died April 15, 1865, Washington, D.C.) was the sixteenth President of the United States from 1861 until his death by assassination. He was the son of a Kentucky frontiersman, Thomas Lincoln, and Nancy Hanks. In 1816, Lincoln moved to Pigeon Creek, Indiana, where he worked on his family's farm. Following his mother's death two years later, he continued working on farms until moving with his father to New Sa...

Doherty, Edward P., d. 1897.

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Captain, 16th New York Cavalry, during Civil War; commanded troops who captured John Wilkes Booth and David Herold, Abraham Lincoln's assassins; captain, 5th U.S. Cavalry, 1866-1870. From the description of Copy of letter: Atlanta, Georgia, to [William E.] Robinson, 1868 Feb. 17. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 29551815 From the description of Papers, 1865. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 29551859 ...