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Pardon of Nelson H. Peach, with warrant

Pardon countersigned by Attorney General Homer S. Cummings. Accompanied by the transmittal warrant and the original envelope.

GLC03581

Pardon of Otelia Pendergast re: convicted of violation of section 265

GLC03590

Proclamation of pardon.

Printing of the 8 December 1863 general pardon of Abraham Lincoln, with William H. Seward's coutersign, and the general orders no 64 of Attorney General Edward Townsend dated february 18 1864 dealing with refugees and rebel deserters.

GLC03591

Presidential authority to the Secretary of State to affix the seal to pardon John Mardes].

GLC03648

Pardon of Levi Underwood

Convicted of larceny and sentenced to one year in prison. Justice associates suggested Executive clemency, and recommended a pardon. Levi was granted a full and unconditional pardon by Lincoln (c/s Seward)

GLC03650

to William Maury re: pardon and restoring political rights to C.S. Naval Officers.

GLC03694

[Presidential pardon of Robert L. Weakley who had fought against the United States].

A citizen of Tennesse, Weakley, was pardoned by Lincoln because he had taken the oath prescribed in the proclamation of the president dated 8 December 1863. Countersigned by Secretary of State William H. Seward.

GLC03743

[Presidential authority to the Secretary of State to affix the seal for warrant on the pardon of Jonathan C. Boyle].

GLC03824

[Pardon of Henry F. Doyhar for keeping a billiard table without a license].

Countersigned by Secretary of State John Quincy Adams. Fined $150. Pardoned because of his misunderstanding of the licensing requirements and his indigent circumstances.

GLC03655

General Order #147 re: reversing dismissal, remitting death sentence of Private

Reversing a decision against Lt. John C. Walsh, 28th Reg. NY Vols.

GLC03721.02

[Pardon of Robert Barnett by Abraham Lincoln]

Barnett was arrested during the New York Draft Riots and convicted of discouraging enlistments, he was pardoned due to poor health. Endorsed on verso on the date of Lincoln's death. (c/s F.W. Seward)

GLC03912

Authority to affix the seal to pardon of James Brady, for theft of mail

Brady had been convicted of stealing from the mail and sentenced for two years imprisonment. After serving nearly two-thirds of his sentence, he was pardoned by Lincoln for penitent and exemplary nammer.

GLC03966

[Pardon of Jacob Smith for mail tampering].

Pardon is countersigned by Acting Secretary of State William Henry Trescot. After serving his sentence, Jacob Smith continued to be imprisoned in Philadelphia for nonpayment of his $500 fine. He was pardoned by Buchanan after this was petitioned by...

GLC03984

[Oath of loyalty to the King of England]

Partially printed document signed by New York's Royal Governor William Tryon. Certifies Daniel Rogers as having subscribed to the proclamation offering a pardon to any rebels who came forward and took an oath of allegiance to the king. The...

GLC01450.412.01

[Pardon of George Stewart, convicted of assault with intent to kill]

Stewart was convicted of assault with intent to kill; sentenced to 2 years imprisonment. Pardoned for "good and sufficient reasons". Encribed along top: "The State of Missouri." (c/s John M. Richardson). Pardon is printed on blue paper. Signed by...

GLC01661

Official French copy of Benjamin Franklin-Richard Howe letters [in French]

First letter dated 20 June 1776, written aboard the Eagle off of Sandy Hook, New Jersey, is from Admiral Richard Howe to Benjamin Franklin. Encloses official dispatches (not present) outlining his mission of peace with the colonies. Mentions in his...

GLC01670

Remission of death sentence with conditional pardon of Joseph Bevis, convicted of "an Unnatural Crime".

Bevis was convicted of "an Unnatural Crime" and sentenced to death. Pardoned conditionally "...in consideration of some circumstances..."--death sentence remitted in favor of 3 years hard labor.

GLC01841

Texana collection [decimalized]

GLC01860

[Massachusetts state pardon for Scripture Frost for counterfeiting coin]

Frost was sentenced to stand in pillory for 1 hour and to 2 years hard labor. Conditionally pardoned excepting that Frost pay a 25 Pound ($40) fine. Signed and sealed by John Hancock as governor. Written by Secretary to the Governor John Avery, Jr....

GLC01988

Pardon of Samuel Cooper.

Convicted of embezzlement from the mails; pardoned since he behaved well, the crime was a first offense and he was a good Union soldier. (c/s Wm. M. Evans) One black and white bust engraving of Rutherford Birchard Hayes included (GLC00043.23.02).

GLC00043.23.01

As Arkansas Governor, commutes first degree murder term of J.W. Taylor from life to 61 years, 7 months.

GLC08344

[Pardon of Calvin Beckwith]

With court marshaled for desertion and sentenced to a term in prison.

GLC08368

[Petition and Recommendation in favor of Joseph Galloway, an attainted traitor.]

Missing text of petition, but with 43 signatures including: Thomas Mifflin, William Bingham, and Timothy Matlack. Galloway's was the only pardon granted to a loyalist who had been found guilty of treason during the Revolution.

GLC08389.02

[Notes from the Pennsylvania Executive Council regarding pardons, appointments, and appropriations of funds].

Wayne notes that on 6 January 1780, the Executive Council pardoned William Cassidy and Peter Swope, both of whom were "convicted of high treason--on condition that he serve as a soldier during the present war in one of the regiments of this State..."...

GLC08497

New York times [Vol. IX, no. 2541 (11 November 1859)]

News regarding John Brown's raid. Reports on conviction of Brown's fellow raiders, Gerrit Smith going insane, Brown's time in Kansas, his charitable deeds. Also an article urging reconciliation between North and South, and urging Brown be pardoned...

GLC08771