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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00613 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Presidential Pardons |
| Title | Authorization to the Secretary of State to affix the seal of the United States to the pardon of Milo Thornton for counterfeiting coins |
| Date | 29 March 1861 |
| Author | Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) |
| Document Type | Legal document; Government document |
| Content Description | In Ohio, Thornton had been convicted in 1859 and sentenced to the Ohio State Penitentiary for ten years. According to D. R. Kinsell, his physician, his health was quickly failing and he would soon become a lunatic if not released. The release was supported by Ohio representative John Hutchins, Marshall of the United States for the Northern District of Ohio Mathew Johnson, R. P. Rammey (the district attorney who had prosecuted him), and others. |
| Subjects | Counterfeiting Coins and Currency President Pardon Criminals and Outlaws Law Health and Medical |
| People | Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | Health & Medicine; The Presidency; Law |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |