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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Abraham Lincoln to Charles A. Dana, October 8, 1864

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Record Group 249: Records of the Commissary General of Prisoners, 1861-1905, Entry 22: Office of the Commissary General of Prisoners, 1861-1867, General Records, Telegrams, Telegrams Received, 1862-1865, National Archives Building, Washington, DC.

Abraham Lincoln to Whom It May Concern, October 15, 1864

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Pink Palace Museum, Memphis, TN

Abraham Lincoln to Edward R. S. Canby, October 17, 1864

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National Museum of American History, Washington, DC

Abraham Lincoln to Henry M. Day, November 30, 1864

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Private Collection

Order for Release of Elijah Morgan, December 9, 1864

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Private Collection

Abraham Lincoln to William P. Fessenden, December 3, 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

Abraham Lincoln to William P. Fessenden, December 13, 1864

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Record Group 56, General Records of the Department of the Treasury, 1775-1990, Entry 210: Part II - Records of Various Divisions within the Office of the Secretary of the Treasury, Records of the Division of Appointments, Correspondence of the Division, Applications and Recommendations for Positions in the Washington, D.C. Offices of the Treasury Department, 1830-1910, National Archives and Records Administration, College Park, MD