On re-reading my earlier comment, It might be a good idea to explain a  
bit.

Going by logic alone, in a way it's not surprising that anyone who was  
lucky enough to have $20,000 - by whatever means, may have had a hard  
time producing the correct paperwork to back up their wealth. I have  
only a hazy notion of how well local government functioned during that  
period, and that's most likely influenced by Hollywood more than  
anything else.

Any impression of wrongdoing was entirely accidental. I have a feeling  
that anyone who had much in the way of money in the postwar south,  
especially if they weren't affluent before the war, were earmarked for  
special scrutiny.

It's entirely possible the brother died during the war. I apologize if  
my comment sounded like an accusation.

Janice



On Apr 16, 2012, at 3:59 PM, Janice <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> I wonder if the gentleman in question stated that he had inherited  
> $20,000 from his brother as defense against a possible charge of  
> profitteering?
>
> Janice
>
>
>> Restoring some civil rights to former Confederates went through  
>> several
>> stages. In the spring and early summer of 1865 people had to apply  
>> for a
>> presidential pardon if they had taken an active part in the  
>> Confederacy
>> or if they were worth $20,000 or more. The applications from Virginia
>> are in Virginia Case Files for United States Pardons (1865-1867),  
>> United
>> States Office of the Adjutant General, Record Group 94, National
>> Archives and Records Administration. .........
>> (from)
>> Brent Tarter
>> The Library of Virginia
>> [log in to unmask]
>>
>>
>> On 4/14/2012 4:32 PM, Madaline Preston wrote:
>>>
>>> The petition also mentions he was a poor man but had inherited  
>>> $20,000
>>
>>> from his deceased brother.  Why would a Union man need clemency from
>>> the United States and what does the inheritance have to do with it?
>>> My appreciation to anyone who can help me understand this "petition
>>> for pardon."
>>> M. Preston
>>>
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