TIL it was widely believed that Abraham Lincoln had signed a pardon for Patrick Murphy, a Union Army deserter, on the day he was assassinated. However, it was recently discovered that the date on the pardon was forged by changing the year from 1864 to 1865.
archives.gov/press/press-releases/2011/nr11-5...Posted Jun 24, 2012, 1:14 AM UTC
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