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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00044.06 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Presidential Pardons |
| Title | Presidential pardon of George M. Murrell of Lynchburg, Virginia, who had participated in the Confederacy |
| Date | 3 July 1865 |
| Author | Johnson, Andrew (1808-1875) |
| Document Type | Government document; Legal document |
| Content Description | George M. Murrell is pardoned by Andrew Johnson conditional on his taking the oath of 29 May 1865, that he no longer make use of slave labor, and that he pay all costs of any proceedings against him in the past. Printed document with blanks filled in by hand. Document is printed, but the clauses on slavery are written in hand. Countersigned by Secretary of State William H. Seward. |
| Subjects | President Pardon Law Confederate States of America Slavery African American History |
| People | Johnson, Andrew (1808-1875) Seward, William Henry (1801-1872) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | Law; The Presidency; The American Civil War |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Additional Information | Perhaps can be identified with George M. Murrell, a slaveholder in eastern Oklahoma before the Civil War, who originally was from Virginia. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |