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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05184 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1862 |
| Title | Presidential authority to the Secretary of State to affix the seal to a warrant for pardon of Felix Mullen |
| Date | 24 July 1862 |
| Author | Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) |
| Document Type | Government document; Legal document |
| Content Description | Felix Mullen had been convicted in the District of Columbia for burglary in December 1861. He was pardoned by Lincoln after he had petitioned arguing that the jury was in ignorance of the law and said he would return to his military duty with the 10th New Jersey Regiment. |
| Subjects | President Pardon Law Government and Civics Crime Prisoner Military History Union Forces Petition |
| People | Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Government & Politics; Law |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |