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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC07314 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1860s |
| Title | Pardon of Ezekiel D. Dyer for fraud |
| Date | 24 May 1861 |
| Author | Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) |
| Document Type | Government document; Legal document |
| Content Description | Countersigned by Secretary of State William H. Seward. Dyer was convicted in December, 1859, and sentenced to the jail at Plymouth, Massachusetts. He remained in prison after completing his sentence because he was unable to pay his fine. He was pardoned at the request of Massachusetts politicians, Senator Henry Wilson, and representatives Alexander H. Rice, Charles R. Train, and H. L. Dawes. B. F. Hallett also requested Dyer's pardon. |
| Subjects | President Lincoln's Cabinet Pardon Government and Civics Law Prisoner Forgery and Fraud Congress |
| People | Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) Seward, William Henry (1801-1872) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | Law; The Presidency |
| 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 |