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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 [Presidential authority to the Secretary of State to affix the seal to the pardon of George Ward]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07361 Author/Creator: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 10 May 1864 Pagination: 1 p. + docket 25.2 x 20.2 cm Order a Copy

Ward was convicted of highway robbery; the jurors petitioned Lincoln for Ward's pardon.

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