Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 [Presidential pardon of William Fugitt, who in the District of Columbia had been convicted of horse stealing in July 1860].
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03328 Author/Creator: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Document signed Date: 27 December 1862 Pagination: 2 p. 42 x 28 cm Order a Copy
Pardoned by Abraham Lincoln near the end of his sentence since he was a youth of 17 years at the time of his conviction, he was believed to be a tool of older criminals, and at the petition of citizens. Countersigned by Secretary of State William H. Seward.
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