Friday, May 2, 2014

Mr. Lincoln pardons twenty-five Dakota Indians

This week Matthew Brady sends several of his photographs to the White House to make stereoscopic studies of the president at work in his office.

He shared a smile in relating a telegram he got from Mrs. Lincoln who is with their son Tad at work. Tad had asked about the goats. Mr. Lincoln shared that he returned a telegram saying "Tell Tad the goats and father are very well..especially the goats."

The president pardoned twenty-five of the Indian prisoners being held in Davenport, Iowa at Camp McClellan who were part of the recent Dakota uprising. Special Commissioner for Indian Affairs, George E. H. Day, had pleaded for mercy on their behalf.

On a letter to General Ulysses S. Grant, Mr. Lincoln expressed "entire satisfaction with what you have done up to this time....And now with a brave Army and a just cause, may God sustain you."





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