Collection summary derived from "Guidebook to Manuscripts", 1969: Andrew Johnson (1808-1875), President of the United States, grants full pardon and amnesty to William D. Bently, Forsyth County, Georgia, for taking part in the rebellion against the government of the United States at the time of the Civil War. The document is dated May 29, 1865. The document is signed by both Johnson and William D. Seward, Secretary of State.