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At the Institute’s core is the Gilder Lehrman Collection, one of the great archives in American history. More than 85,000 items cover five hundred years of American history, from Columbus’s 1493 letter describing the New World through the end of the twentieth century.

Seward, William Henry, 1801-1872 Certificate of authenticity of pardon

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01444.04 Author/Creator: Seward, William Henry, 1801-1872 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Printed document signed Date: 27 November 1865 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 20.7 cm, Width: 26 cm Order a Copy

Copy of GLC01444.02, however this version includes signed oath of P.B. Jones to uphold the constitution from now on.

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