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Collection Reference Number GLC06794
From Archive Folder Documents Relating to the 1860s 
Title Pardon of Francis Smith for his role in the "rebellion"
Date 22 June 1865
Author Johnson, Andrew (1808-1875)  
Document Type Government document; Legal document
Content Description With MS note on his taking oath that pardon will take affect when Smith takes oath, including provision against slavery. Signed by Andrew Johnson and countersigned by the Acting Sec. of State.
Subjects Civil War  Military History  Oath  Reconstruction  Pardon  Government and Civics  Union Forces  Confederate States of America  African American History  Slavery  
People Johnson, Andrew (1808-1875)  Smith, Francis (fl. 1865)  
Place written Washington
Theme The American Civil War; The Presidency; Law; Reconstruction
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