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Commutation of Sentence of James S. Pleasants1Jump to section
The sentence of death in this case is hereby commuted to imprisonment for during the war, in one of the military prisons to be designated by the Secretary of War. A. LINCOLN
Annotation
[1] AGO General Orders No. 76, March 31, 1863. Lincoln's endorsement is on the court-martial record of James Snowdon Pleasants, a citizen of Montgomery County, Maryland, convicted March 8, 1863, of feeding the enemy and knowingly harboring and protecting them.