Letter, Abraham Lincoln to Unknown, Pass for Laura Jones to cross lines into South, March 17, 1865

Authors

Files

Contributor

Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams

Description

This handwritten note, written by Abraham Lincoln to an unknown recipient states to "Allow the bearer, Miss Laruen Jones, to pass over lines with ordinary baggage and go South." Signed A. Lincoln and dated march 17, 1865. The note contains some ink smudges on some words.

Publication Date

3-17-1865

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-B1F55

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 55

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

Letter, Abraham Lincoln to Unknown, Pass for Laura Jones to cross lines into South, March 17, 1865, Original Manuscript Collection, Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, Mississippi State University Libraries.