Series III (Presidential Papers)

Below is a sample of new documents written by Abraham Lincoln or with substantial endorsements written by Lincoln that do not appear in The Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln (1953-55) or either of its supplements (1974, 1990). Because the Papers of Abraham Lincoln has a much broader scope, the project has also scanned thousands of letters to Lincoln and other documents not included in the Collected Works.

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Pardon of William W. White, May 3, 1864

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Record Group 153: Records of the Office of the Judge Advocate General, 1692-1981, National Archives Building, Washington, DC.

Abraham Lincoln to Edwin M. Stanton, May 23, 1864

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Record Group 153: Records of the Office of the Judge Advocate General, 1692-1981, National Archives Building, Washington, DC.

Abraham Lincoln to Gideon Welles, June 28, 1864

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Record Group 45, Naval Records Collection of the Office of Naval Records and Library, 1691-1945, Entry 44: Records of the Office of the Secretary of the Navy, 1798-1921, Correspondence, 1798-1918, Letters Received from the President and Executive Agencies, 1837-1886, National Archives Building, Washington, DC

Abraham Lincoln to Whom It May Concern, July 18, 1864

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Record Group 56, General Records of the Department of the Treasury, 1775-1990, Entry 315: Records of the Division of Captured Property, Claims, and Land, General Records, Letters received by the Division, 1863-1887, National Archives and Records Administration, College Park, MD