| Richmond, Virginia |
| June 19, 1865 |
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| Hon James Speed |
| Atty. Genl. US |
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| I have in Richmond Va, about $40,000, of taxable real
estate, and am consequently included in the 13th exception the
Presidents Proclamation of May 29, 1865. |
| In making special application to you for pardon I
respectfully beg to lay before you the following -- |
| At the breaking out of the late Rebellion I was engaged
in business in Richmond. On the 10th of May 1862, in order to avoid
being conscripted and sent into the field, I accepted the appointment of
Capt. & Asst. Qr. Masr.; and was assigned to duty in charge of
transportation of Army Supplies in Richmond. |
| At the time of the capture of that City, I
was on furlough in Georgia, but hastened back immediately and was
paroled. I also took the Amnesty Oath under President Lincoln's
Proclamation the day after my arrival in Richmond, May 4th 1865. |
| Enclosed I send a certificate to that
effect. This oath I have faithfully kept. I trust that under the
circumstances executive clemency may be extended to me. |
| I am not a slave owner, my wife owned one,
a nurse, who has left us. I now relinquish all claims to or right in
such property, and will accept pardon, and amnesty on the condition that
I will never own slaves, or use slave labor. |
| I file herewith the parole dated April
29th 1865, as Capt. A. Q. M. C. S. A. The oath of allegiance as
prescribed for the Presidents Proclamation (Dec 8, 1863, and May 29,
1865). |
| I am Sir, Very Respectfully |
| Your Obdt Sevt |
|
Eugene Carrington |
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