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Johnson, Andrew (1808-1875) [Presidential pardon of Henry A. Stoneall., who had been indicted for stealing from the U. S. Mail in New Jersey].

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00045.19 Author/Creator: Johnson, Andrew (1808-1875) Place Written: Washington, D.C. Type: Document signed Date: 02 June 1866 Pagination: 2 p. ; 43 x 27 cm Order a Copy

Pardoned by Andrew Johnson on the petition of respectable citizens. With Stoneall's acceptance written on a card and glued to p. 2. Countersigned by Secretary of State William H. Seward.

Stoneall, Henry A., fl. 1866
Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875
Seward, William H. (William Henry), 1801-1872

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