Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 [Presidential authorization to the Secretary of State to affix the Seal of the United States to the pardon of Nathiel W. Watkins].
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05968 Author/Creator: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Document signed Date: 11 March 1862 Pagination: 1 p. + blank 25 x 20 cm Order a Copy
Watkins was the half-brother of Henry Clay, who had commanded a corps of Confederate Missouri Guards at the beginning of the Civil War. Document is perforated for inclusion in binder.
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