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Archer, Robert (fl. 1840) [Receipt of pardon]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01896.081 Author/Creator: Archer, Robert (fl. 1840) Place Written: [Washington, D.C.] Type: Document Date: 1865/[10/07] Pagination: 1 p. ; 25.1 x 19.8 cm. Order a Copy

Acknowledgement of "receipt of warrant of pardon" and "acceptance of the same and my acquiescence in all of its terms." Enclosed in GLC 1896.080.

Seward, William H. (William Henry), 1801-1872
Archer, Robert, fl. 1840-1878

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