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Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885 [Pardon of John Miller]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08384 Author/Creator: Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885 Place Written: s.l. Type: Document signed Date: 28 March 1872 Pagination: 2 p. : Order a Copy

Convicted of violation of "the Enforcement Act." Miller's crime was intimidation and violence against an African American in attempting to prevent the former slave from voting. Klan related.

Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885

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