Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 [Presidential pardon of Felix Mullen, who had been convicted in February 1862 in the District of Columbia of burglary].
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00044.01 Author/Creator: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Document signed Date: July 24, 1862 Pagination: 2 p. ; 42 x 27 cm. Order a Copy
Felix Mullen was pardoned by Abraham Lincoln because Lincoln had been petitioned by the jury who had tried the case, who told him that they rendered their verdict upon a misconception of the law. Also his conduct while incarcerated had been good. In his petition, Mullen had asked to be pardoned so that he could return to the 10th New Jersey Volunteers. Countersigned by Secretary of State William H. Seward.
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