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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03743 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Presidential Pardons |
| Title | Presidential pardon of Robert L. Weakley who had fought against the United States |
| Date | 18 February 1864 |
| Author | Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) |
| Document Type | Government document |
| Content Description | A citizen of Tennessee, Weakley, was pardoned by Lincoln because he had taken the oath prescribed in the proclamation of the president dated 8 December 1863. Countersigned by Secretary of State William H. Seward. |
| Subjects | President Government and Civics Law Pardon Civil War Military History Confederate States of America Oath |
| People | Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) Seward, William Henry (1801-1872) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | The American Civil War; 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 |