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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC04529 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1860s |
| Title | Presidential pardon of Robert Welsh who in Washington, D.C. had been convicted on 28 July 1862 for passing counterfeit money |
| Date | 25 September 1863 |
| Author | Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) |
| Document Type | Government document; Legal document |
| Content Description | Abraham Lincoln pardons Robert Welsh, who had been imprisoned in Albany, New York. Countersigned by William H. Seward. Fragmentary pardon, lacking the top half. |
| Subjects | President Government and Civics Prisoner Crime Counterfeiting Forgery and Fraud Lincoln's Cabinet |
| People | Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) Seward, William Henry (1801-1872) Welsh, Robert (1862-1863) |
| 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 |