Parole of West H. Humphreys for participating in the Confederate government - American History 1493-1945 - Adam Matthew Digital

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Field name	Value
Collection Reference Number	GLC07092
From Archive Folder	Documents Relating to the 1860s
Title	Parole of West H. Humphreys for participating in the Confederate government
Date	24 July 1865
Author	Johnson, Andrew (1808-1875)
Document Type	Government document; Legal document
Content Description	A former TN Attorney General and Federal Judge who was impeached for taking similar positions in Confederate government; also cleared on charge he ordered confiscation of Johnson's property. Scribal document on Executive Office stationery.
Subjects	Civil War Military History Union Forces President Parole Confederate States of America
People	Johnson, Andrew (1808-1875) Humphreys, West H. (1806-1882)
Place written	Washington
Theme	The American Civil War; Law; Government & Politics
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 July 24th, 1865 West H. Humphreys of Tennessee is hereby paroled, and has permission to return to said state for the purpose of visiting his daughter who is reported to be dangerously ill; and, while conducting himself a loyal citizen of the United States he shall not be molested nor interfered with by the Military or Civilian authorities of the United States, but shall have the full benefits of said Parole until further orders from this office. Andrew Johnson President U.S.

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