Retained Copy of a Letter to Abraham Lincoln
Hartford: 1863. A highly important retained copy of a letter written to President Abraham Lincoln. 4 pages, 9.5 x 7.5 inches, Hartford, December 13, 1863. An attempt to secure clemency for Dr. Andrew Salisbury, convicted before a Court Martial Board of corruption involving the Draft Board Scandals, in part: "...Learning from Dr. Salisbury that you have before you for examination, papers connected with his late trial before a Court Martial ordered by Major Dix...it was understood by the entire community..... More