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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04335 Author/Creator: Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) Place Written: Washington, D.C. Type: Document signed Date: 19 August 1861 Pagination: 2 p. 42.2 x 25.7 cm

Summary of Content: Pardoned by Lincoln near the end of his sentence because of his exemplary behavior in prison, because he had been decent and well-behaved, but was drunk when he committed the offense, and at the request of a large number of respected citizens. Countersigned by Secretary of State William H. Seward.

Background Information:

People: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

Seward, William Henry, 1801-1872



Historical Era: Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877

Subjects: PresidentGovernment and CivicsPardonCrimeCriminals and OutlawsPrisonerSexuality

Sub Era: The American Civil War

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