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Collection Reference Number GLC00187
From Archive Folder Collection of Presidential Pardons 
Title Presidential pardon of Daniel Barry who, in the District of Columbia in March 1860, had been convicted of arson
Date 5 November 1862
Author Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865)  
Document Type Government document; Legal document
Content Description Pardoned by Abraham Lincoln because he is an old soldier who has lost a leg in the service of the United States, because he was previously a law-abiding person, because he has served out most of his sentence, and because Judge James Dunlop, who presided at his trial, has recommended him to Lincoln for his executive clemency. Countersigned by William H. Seward.
Subjects President  Law  Pardon  Criminals and Outlaws  Military History  Injury or Wound  
People Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865)  Seward, William Henry (1801-1872)  Barry, Daniel (fl. 1862)  
Place written Washington, D.C.
Theme 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
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