Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875 [Presidential pardon of George M. Murrell of Lynchburg, Virginia, who had participated in the Confederacy].
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00044.06 Author/Creator: Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Document signed Date: July 3, 1865 Pagination: 3 p. : Height: 43 cm, Width: 27 cm Order a Copy
George M. Murrell is pardoned by Andrew Johnson conditonal on his taking the oath of 29 May 1865, that he no longer make use of slave labor, and that he pay all costs of any proceedings against him in the past. Printed document with blanks filled in by hand. Document is printed, but the clauses on slavery are written in hand. Countersigned by Secretary of State William H. Seward.
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