Telegram from Leonard Myers to Abraham Lincoln and John G. Nicolay

Title

Telegram from Leonard Myers to Abraham Lincoln and John G. Nicolay

Creator

Myers, Leonard

Contributor

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

Date

1864-07-20

Extent

2 p.

Description

Telegram asking that the sentence of Maj. James Lane be suspended and commends his character. Lane served in the 31st Infantry, US Colored Troops during the Civil War. Leonard Myers was a Republican from Pennsylvania. Myers was grandfather of Bert Bell and great grandfather of Upton Bell.

Collection:

Abraham Lincoln Papers, Library of Congress

Identifier

mums1120-s03-i006