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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00741 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1860s |
| Title | Presidential pardon of Edward Stevenson who had been convicted in Massachusetts in May 1858 of counterfeiting |
| Date | 5 June 1862 |
| Author | Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) |
| Document Type | Government document; Legal document |
| Content Description | Edward Stevenson was pardoned by Abraham Lincoln because he had served out his sentence, but was unable to pay his fine he remained incarcerated. Countersigned by Secretary of State William H. Seward. |
| Subjects | President Pardon Criminals and Outlaws Law Coins and Currency Counterfeiting |
| 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 |