Bentley, William, 1759-1819
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1759-06-22 - 1819-12-29
Biography
William Bentley was an American Unitarian minister, scholar, columnist, and diarist. He was a polymath who possessed the second best library in the United States, and was an indefatigable reader and collector of information at the local national and international level.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Andrew Johnson, Letter, 1865-05-29
Item
Identifier: MC-1954-113
Scope and Contents
Andrew Johnson, 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 H. Seward, Secretary of State.
Dates:
1865-03-29