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Civil War–dated handwritten endorsement signed as president, “Judge Advocate General, please examine & report on this case. The officer only seeks an honorable discharge, & to avoid a dishonorable one. A. Lincoln, May 12, 1863," penned on the reverse of a petition submitted to him, two pages on adjoining sheets, 7.75 x 12.75, May 9, 1863. In the petition, Robert Chester, late captain of the 17th Infantry, U.S. Army, requests "a suspension of Special Orders No. 201. by which I am dismissed the service of the United States. The reasons for such a request are that my case has not been properly submitted to Your Excellency. I would respectfully ask that the order may be suspended until a Court of Inquiry, or Court Martial, can be convened, when I may have the opportunity to defend myself." Signatories to the petition include: Lt. H. B. Reed, 5th Artillery, U.S. Army; Almon M. Clapp, postmaster at Buffalo; Joseph G. Masten, justice of the superior court at Buffalo; George W. Clinton, justice of the superior court at Buffalo; Christian Metz, Jr., collector at the port of Buffalo; former Congressman Elbridge G. Spaulding; and others. In fine condition, with light toning along the folds.
By this endorsement, President Lincoln directs Judge Advocate General Joseph Holt to examine the case of Robert Chester, whose petition is supported by several prominent citizens of Buffalo, including multiple Lincoln appointees. An interesting and desirable Civil War piece.
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