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Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875 [Presidential pardon of John G. English for rebellion].

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05460 Author/Creator: Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Document signed Date: 10 September 1865 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 45.7 cm, Width: 29.5 cm Order a Copy

Signed by Andrew Johnson as President. Countersigned by William H. Seward as Secretary of State. English's plantation was in Aberdeen, Mississippi. White seal on second page. Document was originally folded into sixths.

Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875
Seward, William H. (William Henry), 1801-1872

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