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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC08253 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1863 |
| Title | Presidential pardon of Richard Hayden, who was convicted of destroying letters stolen from the mail |
| Date | 25 May 1863 |
| Author | Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) |
| Document Type | Government document; Legal document |
| Content Description | Pardon signed by Lincoln and countersigned by Secretary of State Seward. Hayden was in an "advanced stage of pulmonary consumption" at the time of the pardon. |
| Subjects | President Post Office Prisoner Pardon Government and Civics Law Tuberculosis Health and Medical |
| People | Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) Hayden, Richard (fl. 1863) |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Health & Medicine; Law; The Presidency |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |