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U.S. Grant Archive of (20) Documents Signed as President, with Several Pardon Warrants from His Last Days in Office

Archive of 20 warrants signed by President U.S. Grant—with several pardons from his last days in office

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Archive of 20 warrants signed by President U.S. Grant—with several pardons from his last days in office

Uncommon archive of 20 partly-printed DSs as president, signed "U. S. Grant," all one page, 8 x 10, dated from October 22, 1869, to March 3, 1877. Several of these pardon warrants—signed in the waning days of Grant’s administration, which came to its end on March 4, 1877—reflect the president’s final exercise of executive authority before leaving office. In overall fine to very fine condition.

Complete list:

1. DS as President, Oct. 22, 1869 - Warrant for the pardon of John H. Garrison.

2. DS as President, August 9, 1876 - Warrant for the pardon of John D. Reynolds.

3. DS as President, Sept. 28, 1876 - Warrant for the pardon of James K. Hill.

4. DS as President, Nov. 24, 1876 - Warrant for the pardon of Diogenes Wetmore.

5. DS as President, Dec. 7, 1876 - Warrant for the pardon of George W. Adams.

6. DS as President, Dec. 9, 1876 - Warrant for the pardon of Harry McFarland.

7. DS as President, Dec. 15, 1876 - Warrant for the pardon of John E. Howard.

8. DS as President, Dec. 15, 1876 - Warrant for the pardon of Lewis Roberts.

9. DS as President, Dec. 15, 1876 - Warrant authorizing Timothy Golden to receive into custody Thomas R. Lewis, a fugitive from the justice of the United States.

10. DS as President, Jan. 10, 1877 - Warrant for the pardon of John Henderson.

11. DS as President, Jan. 11, 1877 - Warrant for the pardon of William H. Walker.

12. DS as President, Jan. 11, 1877 - Warrant for the pardon of John Oehr.

13. DS as President, Jan. 20, 1877 - Warrant for the pardon of Frank L. Taintor.

14. DS as President, Jan. 22, 1877 - Warrant for pardon of Edward Brady and Michael Mullady.

15. DS as President, Feb. 16. 1877 - Warrant for the pardon of George W. Claypole.

16. DS as President, Feb. 22, 1877 - Warrant for the pardon of John Mahoney.

17. DS as President, Feb. 27, 1877 - Warrant for pardon of Felix Jones.

18. DS as President, March 1, 1877 - Warrant for the pardon of Elbridge Crossman.

19. DS as President, March 1, 1877 - Warrant for the pardon of Sigismund Lindaur.

20. DS as President, March 3, 1877 - Warrant for the pardon of H. H. Harrington.

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