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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 [Presidential pardon of Robert Welsh who in Washington, D.C. had been convicted on 28 July 1862 for passing counterfeit money].

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04529 Author/Creator: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Document signed Date: 25 September 1863 Pagination: 2 p. [fragment] 15 x 26.6 cm Order a Copy

Abraham Lincoln pardons Robert Welsh, who had been imprisoned in Albany, New York. Coutersigned by William H. Seward. Fragmentary pardon, lacking the top half.

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Seward, William H. (William Henry), 1801-1872

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