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Letter from Major Charles R. Barney to Abraham Lincoln

Creator:: Barney, Charles R.
Collection:: Letters to Lincoln
Location:: [Washington, D.C.]
Date of Original:: 1864
Description:: Handwritten letter, 32 cm, headed Carroll Prison, signed in a different hand 'Respectfully yours, Major Chas. R. Barney.' Dating is incomplete: 'December __ 1864.' Text includes a number of corrections and additions. Barney, along with 'Messrs North and Jones' had been imprisoned on unnamed charges. Barney had been interviewed by Lincoln, Judge Advocate Foster, and the prison Superintendent on the first day of December, provided information and was assured that the prosecution would be dropped and Barney would be released. On the 21st day of December Barney's trial was recommenced. Barney writes to Lincoln asking him to remember his decision on Barney's case and asks for release from prison. Letter signed (LS).
Subject:: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Correspondence; Barney, Charles R.--Correspondence

Category:: Manuscripts & Documents
Format of Original:: Manuscript
Item ID:: 71200908300263
Holding Institution:: Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, Indiana
Digital File ID:: 71200908300263
Available for Viewing:: By appointment only
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