Proclamation Grants Amnesty Under Johnson Administration
The 1868 proclamation by President Andrew Johnson offers amnesty and pardon to those who participated in the rebellion with conditions, setting oath requirements and restoration of governmental authority while excluding certain exceptions and slaves’ status. The document outlines incentives to return to loyalty and restore peace, order, and freedom across the United States.
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Workins
United States
Reid
Andrew Johnson
Woot Point
United States Naval Academy
Confederate States
High Seas
Canada
Secretary of State
Washington
A. D
Wat. H. Lewane
United States of America
Waansas
Union
Proclamation and North Carolina Provisional Government Discussed
A 1865 Lancaster Gazette item surveys Reconstruction after the Civil War, detailing President Johnsons Proclamation of Amnesty and the establishment of a Provisional Governor in North Carolina. It debates how freed slaves should be treated, urges orderly transition, and notes military and civil steps to restore loyal government. The piece reflects postwar tension over emancipation, governance, and the future of the former Confederacy.
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Art of
Senditionery
Rome
Nate
Indeing
London
Ted Wreuin
John
Camu
Laleep
John Aay
Lancaster
Ataira
Spectral Tales and Lincoln Era Anecdotes From a 19th Century Page
A fragmented reminiscence recalls local ghost stories of witches and spooks in rural life, including a tale of a bewitched cow and a frightened boy, with personal accounts of nighttime noises and imagined hauntings. The piece also touches on Lincoln memorial imagery and Civil War era anecdotes about fear, fate, and national unity.
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Witelus
Tsvill
Iva
Virginia
Tony
Shis
Marrieud
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North Carolina
W. W. Maldon
Ohio
William W. Holden
North Carol
Federal Union
State Department
Spina
Treasury
Internal Revenue
Mente
Navy Department
Congress
Secretary of Interior
Joroo
Interior Department
Wa. H. Swann
Hery
Shiloah
Corinth
Vicksburg
Jackson
Mission Ridge
Sherman
Shermany
Fatusrite
Fatusrite Son; and Proudly May Old Palrfield
Egypt
Preadman's Commissary
Paidy
Russia
Jadle
Emanuel Giesy
Pusenta
Neil
Lincoln Coppin
Jeie
Maloxany
Hijndlow
Theohin
Atlanta
Tai
Crosain
Ste
Lincoln
Winal
Lovcoln
Sara Bia
Robert
Thaddeus
Calamy Hus On
James Buchanan
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