![LINCOLN, ABRAHAM. President. Autograph endorsement signed ("A Lincoln") as President, [Washington, D.C.], 12 October 1864. 4 lines plus date and signature on verso of a letter to the President, 1 page, 4to, neatly tipped to a larger sheet, Lincoln's note very slightly smudged (apparently by Lincoln).](https://www.christies.com/img/LotImages/1998/NYE/1998_NYE_08177_0211_000(112444).jpg?w=1)
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LINCOLN, ABRAHAM. President. Autograph endorsement signed ("A Lincoln") as President, [Washington, D.C.], 12 October 1864. 4 lines plus date and signature on verso of a letter to the President, 1 page, 4to, neatly tipped to a larger sheet, Lincoln's note very slightly smudged (apparently by Lincoln).
ENDORSED JUST WEEKS BEFORE LINCOLN'S ELECTION TO A SECOND TERM
Lincoln writes: "Let this man be discharged on taking the oath of Dec. 8 1863." Lincoln orders the release of a young man, J.G. Osborne, who "was conscripted into the rebel army and at the first opportunity escaped into our lines." Lincoln's Presidential Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction of 8 December 1863 provided that any confederate might have all his property (excluding slaves) and his freedom restored to him upon taking an oath of allegiance to the United States. Lincoln issued many such orders for the release of prisoners or suspected Confederate sympathizers. The endorsement is on the verso of a moving plea from Elias O'Neil to the President on behalf of the young man.
ENDORSED JUST WEEKS BEFORE LINCOLN'S ELECTION TO A SECOND TERM
Lincoln writes: "Let this man be discharged on taking the oath of Dec. 8 1863." Lincoln orders the release of a young man, J.G. Osborne, who "was conscripted into the rebel army and at the first opportunity escaped into our lines." Lincoln's Presidential Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction of 8 December 1863 provided that any confederate might have all his property (excluding slaves) and his freedom restored to him upon taking an oath of allegiance to the United States. Lincoln issued many such orders for the release of prisoners or suspected Confederate sympathizers. The endorsement is on the verso of a moving plea from Elias O'Neil to the President on behalf of the young man.