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Page 3; Case Files of Applications from Former Confederates for Presidential Pardons ("Amnesty Papers"), 1865-67

Confederate Amnesty Papers

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About this Document

These case files are organized by state, then by petitioner's last name. The majority is predictably from the south, although a few northern states are represented. Applications for pardon were submitted to President Andrew Johnson by former Confederates excluded from the provisions of his amnesty proclamation of May 29, 1865, together with affidavits, oaths of allegiance, recommendations for executive clemency, and other accompanying papers. Most case files are 3-6 handwritten pages, some are longer.

Source Information

Publication Number:: M1003
Publication Title:: Case Files of Applications from Former Confederates for Presidential Pardons ("Amnesty Papers"), 1865-67
Publisher:: NARA
Date Range:: 1865-67
Short Description:: NARA M1003. Applications for pardon submitted to President Andrew Johnson, 1865-67, by former Confederates excluded from earlier amnesty proclamations.
State:: North Carolina
Surname Starts With:: C
Surname Starts With Two:: Ch
Petitioner Surname:: Cheatham
Petitioner Given Name:: James A
Original data from:: The National Archives