Pardon of William B. Philips, convicted of embezzling money from the post office.
October 19, 1870
Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885
Convicted of embezzling money from the post office; sentenced to 6 months imprisonment and to pay a $3454.78 fine. Pardoned for his "...good character, pliable nature, poverty, the punishment already suffered, and the fact that his bondsmen have paid...
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