Lot 179
Lincoln, Abraham. Document Signed as President, 2pp, 16½x10½", Washington, 1 June 1863. Fine; archival fold repairs. The paper and wax seal is perfect. Countersigned by Acting Secretary of State F. W. Seward. The President pardons a man named Jacob Varner, who was convicted of mail robbery in April 1862 and sentenced to three years in the Washington, D.C. penitentiary. Mitigating circumstances have since come to light: Varner "has a wife and ten children dependent on his labor;;and…he was the tool of more designing criminals…."; consequently, the Judge, the U.S. Attorney, the U.S. Marshal, the Postmaster General of the U.S., and the jurors who convicted Varner have all petitioned that he be released. The President, "in consideration of the premises, divers other good and sufficient reasons me thereunto moving, have granted…the said Jacob Varner, a full and unconditional pardon." The document is matted and framed so that both sides are visible. The overall size is 23¼x17¼". Lincoln pardons are very desirable.
Estimated Value $18,000 - 20,000.
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