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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03912 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1860s |
| Title | Pardon of Robert Barnett by Abraham Lincoln |
| Date | 25 March 1865 |
| Author | Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) |
| Document Type | Legal document; Government document |
| Content Description | Barnett was arrested during the New York Draft Riots and convicted of discouraging enlistments, he was pardoned due to poor health. Endorsed on verso on the date of Lincoln's death. (c/s F.W. Seward) |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History President Pardon Union Forces Conscription Draft Riots Mobs and Riots Recruitment Law Government and Civics Health and Medical |
| People | Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) Seward, Frederick William (1830-1815) Barnett, Robert (fl. 1865) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Law; African Americans |
| 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 |