[RECONSTRUCTION -- SLAVERY & ABOLITION]. JOHNSON, Andrew (1808-1875). Partly printed pardon signed ("Andrew Johnson"), as President of the United States. Washington, D.C., 25 August 1865.
Sale 1095 - American Historical Ephemera & Photography, Featuring Property from the James Milgram, M.D., Collection of Broadsides, Ephemeral Americana & Historical Documents
Day 1 Lots 1-403
Nov 3, 2022
10:00AM ET
Day 2 Lots 404-634
Nov 4, 2022
10:00AM ET
Live / Cincinnati
Estimate
$800 -
$1,200
Sold for $1,375
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
[RECONSTRUCTION -- SLAVERY & ABOLITION]. JOHNSON, Andrew (1808-1875). Partly printed pardon signed ("Andrew Johnson"), as President of the United States. Washington, D.C., 25 August 1865.
2 pages, each sheet visible approx. 9 3/4 x 16 in., some toning, old creases, matted and framed to 24 5/8 x 19 1/2 in., not examined out of frame.
A pardon signed by President Johnson for Willard Boynton of Stewart County, Georgia for "taking part in the late rebellion against the government." Willard Blood Boynton (1801-1866) is listed in the census records as a farmer in Stewart County, Georgia with no record as having served in the War. Boynton was an enslaver, with the 1830 census recording 19 enslaved people, and the 1840 census showing 11. The document here specifies that Boynton "shall hereafter, at any time, acquire any property whatever in slaves, or make use of slave labor."
Property from the James Milgram, M.D., Collection of Broadsides, Ephemeral Americana, and Historical Documents
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