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THBLincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) Autograph Pass Signed, 5 March 1864. Small slip of paper, inscribed on one side allowing the bea
Lot 71
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Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) Autograph Pass Signed, 5 March 1864. Small slip of paper, inscribed on one side allowing the bearer, J. Copley Worthington, "honorably discharged from the military service, [to] have transportation home to New Hampshire," 3 1/2 x 2 in.; [together with] a clipped endorsement with Lincoln's signature that reads, "Let the prisoner be discharged on taking the oath of Dec. 8, 1863," in another hand, signed by Lincoln, and dated 10 April 1865; [and] a tintype of Lincoln of unknown age and origin. (3)
Lincoln's papers include a transcript of the original letter from Worthington.
"J. Copley Worthington to Abraham Lincoln, March 5, 1864
Washington, March 5th, 1864.
Honored Sir.
To be brief, I am a discharged New Hampshire soldier. I wish to get home to vote on Tuesday and do my part towards putting down the copperheads. By taking the 7.30 p. m train to-night I shall get home Monday morning. Unfortunately, I have not the money to pay for a ticket, and having been told that clerks in the different departments have been sent home free of their expense in order to exercise their prerogatives as citizens of the Granite state, I ask for myself the same opportunity.
Yours with the utmost respect J. Copley Worthington."
Estimate $3,000-5,000
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