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Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875 [Presidential pardon of Caroline Kulf, who had been covicted of grand larceny]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00045.18 Author/Creator: Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Document signed Date: November 1, 1865 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; Height: 43 cm, Width: 27 cm Order a Copy

Pardoned due to assurance by judge and the jury that she was a fit object of clemency. Countersigned by Secretary of State William H. Seward.

Kulf, Caroline, fl. 1865
Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875
Seward, William H. (William Henry), 1801-1872

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