Proclamation. Whereas, in and by the Constitution of the United States, it is provided that the President "shall have power to grant reprieves and pardons for offences against the United States, except in cases of impeachment:" and whereas a reb
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Date
01/01/1863
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U. S. President, 1861-1865, Abraham Lincoln.
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Library of Congress
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