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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03328 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1860s |
| Title | Presidential pardon of William Fugitt, who in the District of Columbia had been convicted of horse stealing in July 1860 |
| Date | 27 December 1862 |
| Author | Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) |
| Document Type | Government document; Legal document |
| Content Description | Pardoned by Abraham Lincoln near the end of his sentence since he was a youth of 17 years at the time of his conviction, he was believed to be a tool of older criminals, and at the petition of citizens. Countersigned by Secretary of State William H. Seward. |
| Subjects | President Pardon Government and Civics Prisoner Law Petition |
| People | Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) Seward, William Henry (1801-1872) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | Law; Government & Politics |
| 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 |