Signed A. Lincoln 1863 Presidential pardon
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Signed A. Lincoln handwritten Presidential pardon: Jonah Showalter of Co. A. 131st Penn. Vols. Is hereby pardoned for the unexecuted part of his sentence, and is not to lose any part of his pay because of the sentence. Dec. 26, 1863, A. Lincoln. Overall 10 1/2" x 17 1/2" with modern frame and likeness of Lincoln. Provenance, Abraham Lincoln Book Shop, Chicago, Illinois, the Robert Tess collection, Warsaw, Indiana. Private Showalter was convicted of stealing another soldier's bonus money (received for re-enlisting) while both men were in a hospital sick ward.
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Signed A. Lincoln 1863 Presidential pardon
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