Schley County GaArchives History .....Nathan Respess Application  For Presidential Pardon ("Amnesty Papers") August 15, 1865
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HEAD QUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF GEORGIA
OFFICE PROVOST MARSHAL GENBERAL
Augusta, Ga., Aug. 19th, 1865

Nathan Respess, Schley Co., Ga. respectfully asks for special pardon under 
exception No. thirteen of President Johnson's Proclamation.

HEAD QUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF GEORGIA
OFFICE PROVOST MARSHALL GENERAL

Augusta, Ga., Aug. 19, 1865.  Respectfully referred to HIS EXCELENCY James 
Johnson, Governor of the State of Georgia, for investigation and report as to 
the merits of the within case, and for his recommendation as to final action.

These papers to be returned with the report and recomendation.

By command of Maj. Gen. James B. Steedman.
Maj. 18th O.V.I., & Asst. Pro. Mar. Gen. D.G.

Executive Offices
Provisional Govt. of Geo.
Milledgeville, Aug. 26, 1865

Respectfully returned to Maj. Gen'l Jas. B. Steedman.  I reccommend pardon & 
amnesty for this applicant on the facts stated in his petition & my belief 
that he will prove a loyal and useful citizen.

J. Johnson
Pro. Gov. of Ga.

HEAD QUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF GEORGIA
Augusta, Ga.  Sep. 5, 1865
Respectfully forwarded to the Attorney General at Washington, D.C.
James B. Steedman
Maj. Gen'l Commanding, Dept. Ga.


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United States of America
State of Georgia
County of Schley

To His Excellency, Andrew Johnson, President of the United States.  The 
petition of the undersigned, Nathan Respess, a planter aged sixty-five years, 
a resident of the County of Schley, state aforesaid respectfully represents 
that under the thirteenth clause of the Amnesty Proclamation of your 
excellency of the date of the 29th May 1865, he is excepted from the comforts
(?) of the Amnesty therein granted to those engulfed(?) in the late rebellion, 
he having voluntarily participated in said reb ellion & being the owner of 
taxable property worth over twenty thousand dollars.

He admits that in the late unhappy contest his feeling were against the 
government of the United States, tho he took no active part in the war, his 
participation having been as a private citizen.  He has however taken the oath 
hereto appended in good faith, with the honest intent to keep ?????? it 
hereafter to be an obedient & loyal citizen & support the government to the 
best of his ability.  The United States has not siezed any portion of his 
property nor have any proceedings been instituted against him in any court of 
the United States for treason or of conspiracy against the United States noris 
he in possession of any property belonging to the so called Confederate 
States.  

He has since the publication of Gen'l ????????? order, in relation to the 
freedom of the slaves recognized his late slaves as free & soon after the said 
publication he so ?????????? his slaves & is now employing them at fair & 
proper wages.

Under the circumstances and under suggestions of the proclaimation he makes 
this application for special amnesty and your petitioner will ever pray.

Nathan Respess (signature)



United Sates of America
State of Georgia, County of Sumter
Office of Provost Marshall
City of Americus, August 15th 1865

Before me this day came Nathan Respess, the above petitioner, who after being 
duly sworn on oath says that the statements made in the foregoing petition are 
true & that he is not excepted under any other than the thirteenth clause of 
the Amnesty Proclaimation of 

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the 29th of May 1865.

Nathan Respess (signature)

Sworn to & subscribed before me this the 15th August 1865.

A.C. Bardwell
Capt. 14th ?????? and Pro. Mar.
Americus, Ga.



UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
STATE OF GEORGIA
SUMTER COUNTY

I, Nathan Respess, of the county of Schley abd Sate of Georgia, do solemnly 
swear to affirm in presence of Almighty God, that I will henceforth faithfully 
defend the Constitution of the United States and the Union of the states 
thereunder, and that I will in like manner abide by and faithfully support all 
laws and Proclamations which have been maqde during the existing rebellion 
with respect to the emancipation of slaves.  So help me God.

Nathan Respess (signature)

Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 15th day of August 1865.
A.C. Bardwell
Capt. 14th Ills. Vols and Pro. Mar.

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