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Amnesty Petition of R. L. Abernathy, July 13, 1865
Burke Co., N.C.,
July 13th, 1865
To His Excellency
Andrew Johnson
…
Tags: Amnesty, National Government, postwar
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 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 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 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 William MacRae, July 28, 1865
Your Excellency,
I have the honor to submit the petition covering application for pardon, and restoration to the rights of citizenship under your Amnesty Proclamation of May 29th, 1860.
Previous to the late rebellion, I was a man of no…
Tags: Class Relations, Family, National Government, Slaves
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.…
Charles F. Irons, "Hiding Sin behind Virtue is Bad History," Burlington Times-News, October 5, 2006
The Sons of Confederate Veterans--in their published literature, in the pages of this newspaper, and at the fictional "Battle of Zachary Hill" held in Snow Camp three weeks ago--have argued that the Civil War was not primarily about slavery. They…
Citizens of Craven County held a meeting to address the secession crisis, December 12, 1860
Craven County meeting resolutions, December 12, 1860
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Josephus Daniels, 1862-1948
Josephus Daniels (1862-1848) was the influential editor of the Raleigh News and Observer during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. He…