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Pardon is offered to all former Confederate soldiers...



Item # 693484

December 25, 1868

THE PRESS, Philadelphia, Dec. 25, 1868  

* President Andrew Johnson proclamation 179
* Amnesty & full pardon for treason (Confederates)


The middle of the front page has: "A PROCLAMATION" "Amnesty Proclamation by the President--Pardon of All Rebels Without Distinction" which is signed in type: Andrew Johnson.
This was the last of several Proclamations by both Lincoln and Johnson offering pardon to Confederate soldiers.
Eight pages, slightly irregular at the spine margin due to disbinding, good condition.

Category: Post-Civil War