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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00044.01 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Presidential Pardons |
| Title | Presidential pardon of Felix Mullen, who had been convicted in February 1862 in the District of Columbia of burglary |
| Date | 24 July 1862 |
| Author | Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) |
| Document Type | Government document; Legal document |
| Content Description | Felix Mullen was pardoned by Abraham Lincoln because Lincoln had been petitioned by the jury who had tried the case, who told him that they rendered their verdict upon a misconception of the law. Also his conduct while incarcerated had been good. In his petition, Mullen had asked to be pardoned so that he could return to the 10th New Jersey Volunteers. Countersigned by Secretary of State William H. Seward. |
| Subjects | Prisoner of War Pardon Law Military History Criminals and Outlaws Union Forces |
| People | Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) Seward, William Henry (1801-1872) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | Law; The Presidency |
| 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 |