1864/01/14
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Document signed
Title: Affix seal to the pardon of Confederate officer Benjamin C. Robertson
Robertson was a Confederate officer from Tennessee. Lincoln had requested the pardon from Attorney General Edward Bates the day before (see Basler, 2d suppl. 87). The circumstances for the pardon are unknown. Unfortunately Robertson died before receiving the pardon.
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