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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00044.07 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Presidential Pardons |
| Title | Presidential pardon of I. H. Payne of Fauquier County, Virginia, for taking part in the rebellion |
| Date | 24 August 1865 |
| Author | Johnson, Andrew (1808-1875) |
| Document Type | Government document; Legal document |
| Content Description | Countersigned by Secretary of State William H. Seward. Payne is pardoned by Andrew Johnson conditional on his taking the oath of 29 May 1865, that he no longer make use of slave labor, and that he pay all costs up to the date of acceptance of this warrant. Includes printed letter of transmittal signed by Seward, with a black (mourning) seal. Collateral file has leather valise/pouch and clerical transmittal envelope. |
| Subjects | President Pardon Law Confederate States of America Slavery African American History |
| People | Johnson, Andrew (1808-1875) Seward, William Henry (1801-1872) Payne, Inman H. (b. 1822) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | Law; The Presidency; The American Civil War |
| 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 |