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Van Buren, Martin (1782-1862) [Presidential authority to the Secretary of State to affix the seal to the pardon of Charles Green, slave of Ann Seddon, Stafford County, Virginia].

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00153 Author/Creator: Van Buren, Martin (1782-1862) Place Written: Washington, D.C. Type: Document signed Date: 24 July 1840 Pagination: 1 p. : blank ; 26 x 21 cm Order a Copy

Van Buren, Martin, 1782-1862
Green, Charles, fl. 1861-1865
Seddon, Ann, fl. 1840

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