Papers relating to Mary A. Stevens, 1864.

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Papers relating to Mary A. Stevens, 1864.

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Letter of introduction and safe-conduct pass for Mary A. Stevens, who wished to go through Union lines to Houston to dispose of property there. The first item is a secretarial letter to Lincoln from Andrew Johnson, then military governor of Tennessee and Lincoln's running mate, dated 31 October, introducing Mrs. Stevens and requesting that she be given a pass. The original envelope is present. The pass itself is an ADS by Lincoln on a small card, dated 14 November.

3 items (4 p.) ; 21 cm. or smaller.

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Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875

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Andrew Johnson (b. December 29, 1808, Raleigh, North Carolina-d. July 31, 1875, Carter's Station, Tennessee) became the seventeenth president of the United States after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln in 1865. Johnson was born in Raleigh, North Carolina in 1808. He began his political career in Greenville, Tennessee in 1828. At the time of this letter he was the Democratic senator from Tennessee. Emerson Etheridge was born in Carrituck County, North Carolina. As a representative of Tennes...

Stevens, Mary Anne.

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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

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