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Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875 [Presidential pardon of John Burns, convicted in the District of Columbia of larceny in January 1866].

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00452 Author/Creator: Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Document signed Date: 10 March 1866 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 42 cm, Width: 27 cm Order a Copy

Pardoned since the judge and the jury said he was a proper object of executive clemency. Countersigned by Secretary of State William H. Seward.

Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875
Seward, William H. (William Henry), 1801-1872

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