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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00693.03 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1865 |
| Title | Note allowing John Swisher to take the oath of 8 December 1863 |
| Date | 11 January 1865 |
| Author | Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Lincoln autograph endorsement signed on a letter from Edward McPherson to President Lincoln requesting clemency for a man, dated 10 January 1865. Lincoln's endorsement reads, "Let this man, John Swisher take the oath of Dec. 8, 1863 & be discharged." McPherson was Clerk of the House of Representatives. |
| Subjects | President Government and Civics Law Oath Civil War Military History Confederate States of America |
| People | Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) McPherson, Edward (1830-1895) Swisher, John (fl. 1865) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | The American Civil War; The Presidency; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | On 8 December 1863, Lincoln issued the Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction to pardon those who took an oath of loyalty to the Union even though the war was not yet over. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
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