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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 [Pardon of Robert Barnett by Abraham Lincoln]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03912 Author/Creator: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Document signed Date: 25 March 1865 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 42.3 cm, Width: 27 cm Order a Copy

Barnett was arrested during the New York Draft Riots and convicted of discouraging enlistments, he was pardoned due to poor health. Endorsed on verso on the date of Lincoln's death. (c/s F.W. Seward)

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Seward, Frederick William, 1830-1915

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