Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 [Presidential pardon of Robert L. Weakley who had fought against the United States].
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03743 Author/Creator: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Document signed Date: February 18, 1864 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 26.7 cm, Width: 42.6 cm Order a Copy
A citizen of Tennesse, Weakley, was pardoned by Lincoln because he had taken the oath prescribed in the proclamation of the president dated 8 December 1863. Countersigned by Secretary of State William H. Seward.
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