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Amnesty Petition of Peterson Dunn, June 30, 1865
To his Excellency Andrew Johnson, President of the United States
For I respectfully ask for amnesty and pardon according to the provision of your proclamation of the 29th of May under the following statement of facts. I am a citizen of the County…
Amnesty Petition of William A. Lash, July 22, 1865
State of North Carolina,
To his Excellency, Andrew Johnson, President of the United States:
William A. Lash, of Stokes County by this petition respectfully showeth, unto your Excellency, that he is now sixty seven years of age and has a large…
Amnesty Petition of George Davis, November 22, 1865
In Prison, Fort LaFayette, Nov. 22, 1865
His Excellency,
Andrew Johnson,
President of the United States
Sir,
Desiring and intending on good faith to accept and abide by all the results of the late unhappy contest. I now respectfully…
Amnesty Petition of J.J. Ward, August 3, 1865
To the president of the United States,
The undersigned, a resident of the town of Franklinton, in the county of Franklin, state of North Carolina, a teacher by profession, aged 58 years, respectfully requests to His Excellency, Andrew Johnson,…
Amnesty Petition of John Manning, Jr., June 19, 1865
Pittsboro N.C. June 7th 1865
To His Excellency Andrew Johnson
President of the U.S. of A.
The petition of John Manning Jr. of the County of Chatham and State of North Carolina. respectfully shows to your Excellency, that he was born in…
Amnesty Petition of William S. Bradshaw, June 30, 1865
[Page 1]:
"W. S. Bradshaw
Alamance County, NC
Pet. for Pardon
Officer & Post. Master
Received By:
W. R. Albright
W. A. Albright"
Executive Office W6
Raleigh, June 30, 1865.
I respectfully recommend that a pardon be granted in this case.…
Amnesty Petition of Samuel S. Gregory, August 22, 1865
His Excellency
Andrew Johnson
President of the United States
Your petitioner Saml S. Gregory a native and resident of Sampson County, and the State of North Carolina, respectfully [showeth?] unto your Excellency, that he received an appointment…
Amnesty Petition of W. D. Jones, September 21, 1865
Caldwell Co. NC
To Andrew Johnson President of the US
The Petition of the undersigned W. D. Jones respectfully showeth that he is a citizen of Caldwell County North Carolina forty six years old and a farmer by profession desires to apply for a…
Amnesty Petition of Thomas Bragg, August 15, 1865
"In and by the Proclamation of our Excellency of the 29th of May last certain classes of persons are specially excluded from the amnesty therein granted. Two of these exceptions may be supposed to apply to you petitioner. The fourth 'All who left…
Amnesty Petition of R. L. Abernathy, July 13, 1865
Burke Co., N.C.,
July 13th, 1865
To His Excellency
Andrew Johnson
…
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