Guide to the W.J. Russell presidential pardon MSS.0236
Russell, W.J.
- Publication:
W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library, The University of Alabama
Mary Harmon Bryant Hall
February 2008
500 Hackberry Lane
Box 870266
Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 35487-0266
205.348.0500
archives@ua.edu
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English
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W. J. Russell presidential pardon
- Unit ID:
MSS.0236
- Repository:
W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library, The University of Alabama
- Quantity:
0.05 Linear feet (1 item)
- Dates:
1865 September 18
- Abstract:
Presidential pardon dated 18 September 1865
Scope and Contents note
The collection contains Russell's presidential pardon dated 18 September 1865.
- Preferred Citation:
Preferred Citation note
W. J. Russell presidential pardon, W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library, The University of Alabama.
Biographical/Historical note
Following the Civil War, there were thirteen "confederate profiles" that disqualified an individual from receiving a "general amnesty." If a "rebel" fell under one of these exclusions, amnesty was denied and an application for a "special personal pardon" from President Johnson was required. Excluded from receiving a "general amnesty" were individuals who:
• were civil or diplomatic agents or officials of the Confederacy • left judicial posts under the United States to aid the rebellion • were Confederate Military Officers above the rank of Army Colonel or Navy Lieutenant • were members of the U.S. Congress who left to aid in the rebellion • resigned commissions in the U.S. Army or Navy and afterwards aided in the rebellion • treated unlawfully black prisoners of war and their white officers • had absented themselves from the United States in order to aid in the rebellion • were graduates of West Point or Annapolis who served as Confederate officers • Ex-Confederate Governors • left homes in territory under United States jurisdiction for purposes of aiding the rebellion • engaged in destruction of commerce on the high seas or in raids from Canada • voluntarily participated in the rebellion who had property valued at more than $20,000.00 • had broken the oath taken under the provisions of the proclamation of 8 Dec. 1863
- Processing Information:
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unknown, 2008; updated by Martha Bace, 2012
- Usage Restrictions:
Conditions Governing Use note
Restricted - must have permission from William S. (Bill) Pace, Jr. for publication
- Access Restrictions:
Conditions Governing Access note
None
- Acquisition Information:
Provenance
Loan from Vida M. Jones, 1946; William S. Pace, Jr., 2007
Source(s)
Russell, W.J. (local)
Government, Law and Politics (localbroad)
Legal documents (aat)
Pardon Box 2477