2025-01 Raynors Historical Collectible Auctions
Absentee bidding for this session ends on Sunday, January 26, 2025 at 10:00 AM EST.
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William Tod Otto (1816-1905) was an American judge and the eighth reporter of decisions of the United States Supreme Court, serving as reporter from 1875 to 1883. A personal friend of Abraham Lincoln, Judge Otto headed the Indiana delegation to the 1860 Republican National Convention that nominated Lincoln for the presidency. Subsequently, he was among those instrumental in delivering Indiana, a key swing state, to Lincoln in the presidential election.He served in the Interior Department from 1863 to 1871. According to The New York Times (Page 1, April 16, 1865), Judge Otto was among those surrounding Lincoln's bedside when the great man died after being shot by John Wilkes Booth. Autograph Letter Signed “W.T. Otto”, 2pp. on Department of the Interior letterhead, sent to William Willard, Warden Connecticut State Prison. Datelined, Washington DC, November 12, 1867. In part, “... Thomas Jones was , November 26, 1866, sentenced by a Naval Court Martial to imprisonment .. for a term of one year. ... your certificate that in all respects conformed to the requirements ...”
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