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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00044.05 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Presidential Pardons |
| Title | Presidential pardon of Peter Columbus who, in August 1864 in the Northern District of New York, had been convicted of perjury |
| Date | 25 November 1864 |
| Author | Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) |
| Document Type | Government document; Legal document |
| Content Description | Peter Columbus was pardoned by Abraham Lincoln because he had been sufficiently punished while incarcerated at the Monroe County, New York, Penitentiary and at the petition of citizens. Countersigned by William H. Seward. |
| Subjects | President Pardon Law Criminals and Outlaws |
| 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 |