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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.…More
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Annotation added: Harpers Ferry
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Annotation added: Andrew Johnson
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Spotlight added: Confederate Amnesty Papers of John Batts; Ancestor of Paula Deen
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Annotation added: Jesse M Mellon
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Page 11 references this Foster being from Tuscaloosa. My GG Grandfather George W Foster lived in Lauderdale CO AL and never in Tuscaloosa.rkaye commented on this image. (09 Apr 2012)
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This is a different George Foster in Tuscaloosa and not the same person as George W Foster in Lauderdale County AL. Same name, but two different people.
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Annotation added: Alexander Shaw
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Source Information
Case Files of Applications from Former Confederates for Presidential Pardons ("Amnesty Papers"), 1865-67. Original data from: The National Archives
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