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submitted to the President of the United States。 The following are
his remarks on the case：
Upon the presentation of the record in this case and the examination
thereof； aided by the report thereon of the Judge…Advocate…General；
and on full hearing of counsel for the accused； being specified that
no proper question remained open except as to the sanity of the
accused； I caused a very full examination to be made on that
question； upon a great amount of evidence； including all effort by
the counsel for accused； by an expert of high reputation in that
professional department； who thereon reports to me； as his opinion；
that the accused； Dr。 David M。 Wright； was not insane prior to or on
the 11th day of July； 1863； the date of the homicide of Lieutenant
Sanborn； that he has not been insane since； and is not insane now
（Oct。 7； 1863）。 I therefore approve the finding and sentence of the
military commission； and direct that the major…general in command of
the department including the place of trial； and wherein the convict
is now in custody； appoint a time and place and carry such sentence
into execution。
ABRAHAM LINCOLN。
TELEGRAM TO GENERAL MEADE。
WAR DEPARTMENT； WASHINGTON； D。 C。； October 8； 1863。
MAJOR…GENERAL MEADE； Army of Potomac：
I am appealed to in behalf of August Blittersdorf； at Mitchell's
Station； Va。； to be shot to…morrow as a deserter。 I am unwilling for
any boy under eighteen to be shot； and his father affirms that he is
yet under sixteen。 Please answer。 His regiment or company not given
me。
A。 LINCOLN。
TELEGRAM TO GENERAL MEADE。
EXECUTIVE MANSION； WASHINGTON； October 8； 1863。
MAJOR…GENERAL MEADE； Army of Potomac：
The boy telegraphs from Mitchell's Station； Va。 The father thinks he
is in the One hundred and nineteenth Pennsylvania Volunteers。 The
father signs the name 〃Blittersdorf。〃 I can tell no more。
A。 LINCOLN。
TELEGRAM TO GENERAL MEADE。
EXECUTIVE MANSION； WASHINGTON； October 12； 1863。
MAJOR…GENERAL MEADE； Army of Potomac：
The father and mother of John Murphy； of the One hundred and
nineteenth Pennsylvania Volunteers； have filed their own affidavits
that he was born June 22； 1846； and also the affidavits of three
other persons who all swear that they remembered the circumstances of
his birth and that it was in the year 1846； though they do not
remember the particular day。 I therefore； on account of his tender
age； have concluded to pardon him； and to leave it to yourself
whether to discharge him or continue him in the service。
A。 LINCOLN。
TELEGRAM TO W。 S。 ROSECRANS。
＇Cipher。＇
WAR DEPARTMENT； October 12； 1863。8。35 A。M。
MAJOR…GENERAL ROSECRANS； Chattanooga； Term。：
As I understand； Burnside is menaced from the west； and so cannot go
to you without surrendering East Tennessee。 I now think the enemy
will not attack Chattanooga； and I think you will have to look out
for his making a concentrated drive at Burnside。 You and Burnside
now have him by the throat； and he must break your hold or perish I
therefore think you better try to hold the road up to Kingston；
leaving Burnside to what is above there。 Sherman is coming to you；
though gaps in the telegraph prevent our knowing how far he is
advanced。 He and Hooker will so support you on the west and
northwest as to enable you to look east and northeast。 This is not
an order。 General Halleck will give his views。
A。 LINCOLN。
TELEGRAM TO GENERAL G。 G。 MEADE。
WASHINGTON； October 12； 1863。 9 A。M。
MAJOR…GENERAL MEADE：
What news this morning？ A despatch from Rosecrans； leaving him at
7。30 P。M。 yesterday； says：
〃Rebel rumors that head of Ewell's column reached Dalton yesterday。〃
I send this for what it is worth。
A。 LINCOLN。
TELEGRAM TO WAYNE McVEIGH。
EXECUTIVE MANSION； WASHINGTON； October 13； 1863。
McVEIGH； Philadelphia：
The enemy some days ago made a movement； apparently to turn General
Meade's right。 This led to a maneuvering of the two armies and to
pretty heavy skirmishing on Saturday； Sunday； and Monday。 We have
frequent despatches from General Meade and up to 10 o'clock last
night nothing had happened giving either side any marked advantage。
Our army reported to be in excellent condition。 The telegraph is
open to General Meade's camp this morning； but we have not troubled
him for a despatch。
A。 LINCOLN。
TO THURLOW WEED。
EXECUTIVE MANSION； WASHINGTON；
October 14； 1863。
HON。 THURLOW WEED。
DEAR SIR：I have been brought to fear recently that somehow； by
commission or omission； I have caused you some degree of pain。 I
have never entertained an unkind feeling or a disparaging thought
toward you； and if I have said or done anything which has been
construed into such unkindness or disparagement； it has been
misconstrued。 I am sure if we could meet we would not part with any
unpleasant impression On either side。
Yours as ever；
A。 LINCOLN。
TO L。 B。 TODD。
WAR DEPARTMENT； WASHINGTON； D。 C。；
October 15； 1863。
L。 B。 TODD； Lexington； Ky。：
I send the following pass to your care。
A。 LINCOLN。
AID TO MRS。 HELM； MRS。 LINCOLN'S SISTER
WASHINGTON； D。 C。。 October 15； 1863。
To WHOM IT MAY CONCERN：
Allow MRS。 Robert S。 Todd； widow； to go south and bring her daughter；
MRS。 General B。 Hardin Helm； with her children； north to Kentucky。
A。 LINCOLN。
TELEGRAM TO GENERAL FOSTER。
WAR DEPARTMENT； WASHINGTON； D。 C。； October 15； 1863。
MAJOR…GENERAL FOSTER； Fort Monroe； Va。：
Postpone the execution of Dr。 Wright to Friday the 23d instant
（October）。 This is intended for his preparation and is final。
A。 LINCOLN。
TELEGRAM TO GENERAL MEADE。
EXECUTIVE MANSION； WASHINGTON； October 15； 1863。
MAJOR…GENERAL MEADE； Army of Potomac：
On the 4th instant you telegraphed me that Private Daniel Hanson； of
Ninety…seventh New York Volunteers； had not yet been tried。 When he
shall be； please notify me of the result； with a brief statement of
his case； if he be convicted。 Gustave Blittersdorf； who you say is
enlisted in the One hundred and nineteenth Pennsylvania Volunteers as
William Fox； is proven to me to be only fifteen years old last
January。 I pardon him； and you will discharge him or put him in the
ranks at your discretion。 Mathias Brown； of Nineteenth Pennsylvania
Volunteers； is proven to me to be eighteen last May； and his friends
say he is convicted on an enlistment and for a desertion both before
that time。 If this last be true he is pardoned； to be kept or
discharged as you please。 If not true suspend his execution and
report the facts of his case。 Did you receive my despatch of 12th
pardoning John Murphy？
A。 LINCOLN。
＇The Lincoln papers during this ti