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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06788 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1863 |
| Title | Abraham Lincoln to D. M. Leatherman regarding a claim on the land of a Confederate soldier |
| Date | 3 September 1863 |
| Author | Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) |
| Recipient | Leatherman, D. M. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Responding to a claim upon land in Memphis, Tenn., owned by a man in the rebel service. Lincoln writes in part: "The Impropriety of bringing such cases to me is obvious to any one who will consider that I could not properly act on any case without understanding it, and that I have neither the means nor time to obtain such understanding." |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Confederate States of America Union Forces President Land Transaction |
| People | Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) Leatherman, D. M. (fl. 1863) |
| Place written | Washington |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Law; The Presidency |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Notes: Printed in Basler 6:431. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
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