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Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875 [Amnesty Proclamation]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09326.01 Author/Creator: Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875 Place Written: s.l. Type: Printed document Date: 29 May 1865 Pagination: 3 p. Order a Copy

Circular issued by the Department of State, signed in type by William H. Seward as Secretary of State: "A copy of the President's Amnesty Proclamation of this date is herewith appended. By a clause in the instrument, the Secretary of State is directed to establish rules and regulations for administering and recording the amnesty oath, so as to insure its benefits to the people and guard the Government against fraud,"

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