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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00455 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1860s |
| Title | Presidential pardon of John Brown, Michael Whelan, and Benjamin Gilbert, convicted in the District of Columbia in 1865 of assault and battery |
| Date | 09 May 1866 |
| Author | Johnson, Andrew (1808-1875) |
| Additional authors | Seward, William H. (1808-1872) |
| Document Type | Legal document |
| Content Description | Pardoned by Andrew Johnson after serving 5 months of their 1 year sentences because of their good conduct and on the recommendation of the judge who tried them. Countersigned by Secretary of State William H. Seward. |
| Subjects | President Pardon Criminals and Outlaws Law |
| People | Johnson, Andrew (1808-1875) Seward, William H. (1808-1872) Whelan, Michael (fl. 1866) Gilbert, Benjamin (fl. 1866) Brown, John (fl. 1866) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | Law; The Presidency |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |