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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00589 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Presidential Pardons |
| Title | Presidential pardon of William L. King Jr., charged with arson, who had been admitted to bail in D.C. in March 1861, and who had failed to appear |
| Date | 15 January 1862 |
| Author | Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) |
| Document Type | Legal document; Government document |
| Content Description | William L. King Jr was pardoned by Abraham Lincoln because he currently was "in military service of the United States in a distant part of the country and cannot be produced," because enforcement of the bond would impoverish his aged parents, and because this had been petitioned by citizens. Countersigned by Secretary of State William H. Seward. |
| Subjects | President Pardon Law Criminals and Outlaws Union Forces Military History Civil War |
| People | Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) Seward, William Henry (1801-1872) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | The American Civil War; 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 |