Oath of December 8, 1863, Abraham Lincoln to Unknown, March 10, 1865

Authors

Files

Contributor

Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams

Description

This handwritten note, written by Abraham Lincoln to an unknown recipient states to "Let their men take the oath of Dec. 8, 1863 and be discharged." Signed A. Lincoln and dated March 10, 1865. The Oath of December 8 was announced by Lincoln, on that day, in his annual message to congress in 1863 stating that he would offer a pardon to any man who would swear, without coercion, his allegiance to the Union. There are some ink smudges on several words of the note.

Publication Date

3-10-1865

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.

Time Period

1860-1869

Subjects

Correspondence; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865

Geographic Location

Illinois

Object Type

text

Format (original)

document

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

FVW-MANU-B1F54

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, Original Manuscript Collection, Series 2: Abraham Lincoln Legal Documents, 1837-1859, Box 1, Folder 54

Repository

The Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana Repository

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.

Recommended Citation

Oath of December 8, 1863, Abraham Lincoln to Unknown, March 10, 1865, Original Manuscript Collection, Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, Mississippi State University Libraries.