Papers relating to presidential pardon, 1865.

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Papers relating to presidential pardon, 1865.

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ALS by Hudgins to Rep. Austin A. King, 29 January, explaining his case and asking for help in securing a pardon. The letter bears autograph endorsements signed by King [s.d.], recommending a pardon; and by Abraham Lincoln, 28 February, directing that a pardon be made out. Also present are King's autograph receipt for the pardon, 3 March, and the envelope from the attorney general's office that contained the documents.

5 items (6 p.) ; 25 cm. or smaller.

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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

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Abraham Lincoln (born February 12, 1809, Sinking Spring Farm near Hodgenville, Kentucky-died April 15, 1865, Washington, D.C.) was the sixteenth President of the United States from 1861 until his death by assassination. He was the son of a Kentucky frontiersman, Thomas Lincoln, and Nancy Hanks. In 1816, Lincoln moved to Pigeon Creek, Indiana, where he worked on his family's farm. Following his mother's death two years later, he continued working on farms until moving with his father to New Sa...

Hudgins, Prince L.

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Lawyer of St. Louis, Missouri. In 1861 as a delegate to the state convention he spoke and voted against secession, but also spoke against civil war and military coercion of the state authority. He took no part in the Civil War or the politics of the period, but maintainted his law practice and took all the required loyalty oaths. In 1863 he was charged with conspiracy for his antiwar speech at the convention. The case was never brought to trial and he received a presidential pardon in March 1865...

King, Austin Augustus, 1802-1870

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Governor of Missouri. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Washington, to President Lincoln, 1863 Dec. 29. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270491468 Governor, lawyer, and Representative to the 38th Congress. From the description of Pardon, 1852. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122630355 From the guide to the Austin Augustus King pardon, 1852, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections) ...