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Cleveland, Grover (1837-1908) Pardon of Willie Dunn, convicted of manslaughter.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00045.36 Author/Creator: Cleveland, Grover (1837-1908) Place Written: Washington, D.C. Type: Document signed Date: 03 April 1894 Pagination: 2 p. 40 x 26 cm Order a Copy

Convicted of manslaughter; sentenced to 10 years hard labor. Pardoned after serving 5 years of his prison sentence due to his deteriorating health. (c/s Richard Olney)

Dunn, Willie, fl. 1894
Cleveland, Grover, 1837-1908
Olney, Richard, 1835-1917

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