Benjamin W. Martin Pardon

Collection

Identifier: MC 1208

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Scope and Content Note

Pardon for Benjamin W. Martin, of Bradley County, Arkansas, for his role as a tax collector for the Confederate States of America. Signed by President Andrew Johnson and his Secretary of State, William H. Seward. Original is in two pieces.

Dates

1865

Creator

Martin, Benjamin W. (Person)

Language of Materials

Materials are in English.

Access Information

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Use Information

Use Restrictions Apply: Access to original is limited for preservation reasons. Researchers should first consult the access copy.

No Interlibrary Loan.

Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).

Biographical Note

Benjamin W. Martin (1817-1876) was a cotton broker and merchant in Warren, Bradley County, Arkansas. He was born in Pennsboro, Virginia, on August 24, 1817, and came to Arkansas sometime in the 1840s. On May 12, 1847, Martin married Martha Elizabeth Bond of Monticello, Drew County, Arkansas, and they made their home in Warren after an extended honeymoon trip to Philadelphia, New York, and Boston. (Biographical note copied from the finding aid to MC 859, Martin Family Papers).

He served as a confederate tax official during the Civil War, but was pardoned for his involvement by President Andrew Johnson.

Extent

0.01 Linear Feet (2 folders)

Additional Description

Acquisition Information

The Benjamin W. Martin Pardon was donated to the Special Collections Department by Dell Watkins of Lepanto, Arkansas, on September 18, 1989, on behalf of his father, W. B. Eddins, Jr.