Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 [Presidential pardon of Richard Hayden, who was convicted of destroying letters stolen from the mail].

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GLC#
GLC08253
Type
Documents
Date
25 May 1863
Author/Creator
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Title
[Presidential pardon of Richard Hayden, who was convicted of destroying letters stolen from the mail].
Place Written
s.l.
Pagination
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

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.

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