[Pardon of Joseph Butler for larceny].
January 12, 1814
Madison, James, 1751-1836
Countersigned by Secretary of State James Monroe. Convicted of larceny in the District of Columbia in April, 1838. Butler had been sentenced to be "publicly whipped 54 stripes" and pay a fine and court costs. Madison pardoned him because he...
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