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Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875 [Presidential pardon of Thomas C. Billups, who had fought for the Confederacy].

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00230.04 Author/Creator: Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Document signed Date: 29 July 1865 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 41 cm, Width: 26 cm Order a Copy

Printed document. Countersigned by Acting Secretary of State William Hunter.

Hunter, William, 1805-1886
Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875

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