Authority to affix the seal to the pardon of Henry Fort - American History 1493-1945

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Field name	Value
Collection Reference Number	GLC01827
From Archive Folder	Collection of Presidential Pardons
Title	Authority to affix the seal to the pardon of Henry Fort
Date	10 January 1863
Author	Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865)
Document Type	Government document
Subjects	Lincoln Assassination Pardon Criminals and Outlaws Government and Civics Law
People	Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865)
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
Transcript	Show/hide Washington, 10th January, 1863 I hereby authorize and direct the Secretary of State affix the Seal of the United States to a Warrant for the pardon of Henry Fort, dated this day and signed by me and for so doing this shall be his warrant. Abraham Lincoln