Documents discovered at the National Archives in Washington show that former President Abraham Lincoln pardoned the great-great-grandfather of President Joe Biden, a Union Army civilian employee named Moses Robinette, The Washington Post reported Monday. The fight left Alexander bleeding from knife wounds; Robinette was charged with attempted murder and was incarcerated on the remote Dry Tortugas islands near Key West, Florida. The charges specified that Robinette had become intoxicated and incited "a dangerous quarrel," violating good order and military discipline. Holt's report arrived in late August, and Lincoln made his decision, writing, "Pardon for unexecuted part of punishment. After more than a month on Dry Tortugas, Robinette returned to his family in Maryland, where he took up farming again.

Source: Washington Post February 19, 2024 22:15 UTC