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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06408 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1860s |
| Title | Presidential pardon and authority to the Secretary of State to affix the seal to the pardon of Lawson Eastham, charged with treason |
| Date | 7 August 1865 |
| Author | Johnson, Andrew (1808-1875) |
| Document Type | Government document; Legal document |
| Content Description | Andrew Johnson granted Lawson a full parson and amnesty for all the offences he committed. Countersigned by Secretary of State William H. Seward. |
| Subjects | President Pardon Government and Civics Law Treason |
| People | Johnson, Andrew (1808-1875) Eastham, Lawson (fl. 1865) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | Government & Politics; 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 |