Title

Major General David Hunter Military Commission Pass

Creator

John Chester Buttre

Files

Description

The object is a military commission pass dated 1865 and signed by Major General David Hunter, member of the committee that presided over the Lincoln assassination conspiracy trial; It is mounted in a folder with an engraved portrait of Hunter

Contributor

Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams

Measurement

2 1/4 X 3 1/2 inches

Materials and Techniques Display

ink on paper

Inscription

Recto: MILITARY COMMISSION, / Washington, ____ 1865. / ADMIT _____________ / D. Hunter [signature] / President of Commission. (4501A); Recto, bottom, signature: D. Hunter (4501B)

Subjects

Hunter, David, 1802-1886; Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Assassination

Work Type

Documents

Class

Autographs

Preferred Citation

[Physical ID#]: [Title], Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, Mississippi State University Libraries.

Rights

Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.

Related Source

See item # 4501 B.

ID

4501A

Digital ID

FVW_4501

Current Location

Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana (Mississippi State, Mississippi, United States)

Repository

Mississippi State University Libraries.

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version).

Contact Information

For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.