Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 [Presidential pardon of Daniel Barry who, in the District of Columbia in March 1860, had been convicted of arson].

GLC00187

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GLC#
GLC00187
Type
Documents
Date
05 November 1862
Author/Creator
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Title
[Presidential pardon of Daniel Barry who, in the District of Columbia in March 1860, had been convicted of arson].
Place Written
Washington, District of Columbia
Pagination
2 p. : Height: 42 cm, Width: 27 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Pardoned by Abraham Lincoln because he is an old soldier who has lost a leg in the service of the United States, because he was previously a law-abiding person, because he has served out most of his sentence, and because Judge James Dunlop, who presided at his trial, has recommeded him to Lincoln for his executive clemency. Countersigned by William H. Seward.

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