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[Delay of execution of John Arthur Bowen].

Countersigned by Secretary of State John Forsyth. Bowen, an enslaved person, had been convicted of an unspecified felony in the District of Columbia in November 1835, and sentenced to be hung on 26 February 1836. Because of "divers good and...

GLC02772

[Pardon of John Arthur Bowen for felony].

Countersigned by Secretary of State John Forsyth. Bowen, identified as a "Negro man Slave," had been convicted of felony and sentenced to hang. He had been given two respites by President Andrew Jackson, who here pardons him completely as a fit...

GLC02773

[Presidential pardon of John W. Demaine, who had been convicted in the District of Columbia of larceny in August 1856].

Demaine was pardoned near the end of his term because he was young and inexperienced at the time of the commission of the crime and under the influence of older persons and because the jurors who had rendered the verdict against him were recommending...

GLC02777

Extradition of Gilbert Coutant, charged with larceny (c/s Edwin F. Uhl)

Partly printed document signed as President and countersigned by Uhl as Acting Secretary of State. Written to Henry M. Howell of Canada.

GLC02784

Extradition of William R. Shaver, charged with embezzlement & forgery

Partly printed document signed as President and countersigned by Wilson as Acting Secretary of State. Written to P.D. Howell of Canada.

GLC02785

[Presidential pardon of Benjamin Wood, who had been convicted in December 1857 in the District of Columbia of manslaughter].

Wood was pardoned by Lincoln because it is believed that he was insane at the time of the offense, because it was his first offense, and because the jurors at his trial and others had petitioned for his release. Countersigned by Secretary of State...

GLC02789

Pardon of Tobe Strickland (c/s Harold W. Stephens)

Convicted of manufacturing, transporting and possessing liquor.

GLC02836

Pardon of Robert Weaver (c/s Seward)

Convicted of larceny, pardoned due to immaturity.

GLC02838

to William McPherson

Secretary of State Calhoun asks U.S. Attorney for the District of Missouri McPherson that execution of convicted murderers John McDaniel and Joseph Brown be stayed. He adds "It is not... designed, by this interference, to create any hope of the...

GLC03019

Gazette of the United States. [Vol. 4, no. 58 (December 19, 1792)]

Signed by William Tudor in the upper left corner (possibly Colonel William Tudor, Secretary of State 1809-1810). Includes a proclamation issued by George Washington, stating that "certain lawless and wicked persons, of the western frontier, in the...

GLC03124

Four prisoners in a chain gang

One photograph of four Black men in a prison chain gang in Georgia dated 1905

GLC10114

[Presidential pardon of George W. Hays, who had been convicted in the District of Columbia of larceny in April 1866].

Pardoned by Andrew Johnson after he had been assured by the District Attorney who prosecuted the case that Hays was a proper object of executive clemency. Coutersigned by Secretary of State William H. Seward.

GLC03183

Pardon of Robert Carswell and Harvey McGallierd, convicted of illicit distilling

Convicted of illicit distilling; sentenced to each pay a $10 fine and court costs. Pardoned because Governor Caldwell, Supervisor Perry, Deputy Marshall Foote and U.S. Attorney Starbuck claimed that they were innocent of any intentional violation of...

GLC03184

Trial of the conspirators for the assassination of president Lincoln, &c. Argument of John A. Bingham, Special Judge Advocate, in reply to the arguments of the several counsel for Mary E. Surratt, David E. Herold, Lewis Payne, Geroge Atzerodt, Michael O'Laughlin, Samuel A. Mudd, Edward Spangler, and Samuel Arnold, charged with conspiracy and the murder of Abraham Lincoln, late president of the United States

Published by the Government Printing Office. Accuses the conspirators of aiding the rebellion and undermining the Constitution and the laws of the nation. Also makes accusations regarding the involvement and instigation of Jefferson Davis...

GLC03345

[Ratification of extradition convention with Great Britain and Ireland]

Authorizes the Secretary of State to affix the seal of the United States to Harrison's ratification " ... of the original and exchange copy of extradition convention with Great Britain and Ireland supplementary to the Tenth Article of August 9, 1842...

GLC03397

[Pickering's letterbook]

Inventory attached. Contains two alphabetical lists of recipient's names. One eight page list is attached to the inner front cover by string and measures 23.2 x 19 cm. The other list is bound in as part of the letterbook. Contains letters to...

GLC03425

Pardon of David Everett

Countersigned by Secretary of State William H. Seward. Twelve year old Everett was convicted of stealing a letter from the post office and pardoned by Lincoln due to extreme youth and good conduct.

GLC03437

[Presidential commutation of sentence of Robert Sawyer, convicted of murder and sentenced to death, 10 November 1905]

Sawyer had been convicted of murder on the high seas in the U.S. Circuit Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina. He was originally sentenced to death, but that sentence was commuted to life imprisonment. Taft commuted his sentence so it...

GLC03579.01

to his family

Writes that the regiment received news of the election results and were very much pleased. Describes the polling method used among the soldiers for the governor's race. Writes about how much he respects and admires General [Ambrose] Burnside and...

GLC03603.223

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

[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

"Examination & mittimas for P[ete]r Nix and Joh[anne]s Server"

The document charges Peter Nix and Johannes Server with the crime of stealing horses from Robert Livingston and Davil Prill. Livingston then wrote an order to the jail of Albany, explaining the crimes of the two men, and demanding their admission to...

GLC03107.01485

to Robert Livingston re: pear thieves

Philip congratulates his father on finding a pear thief on his property, and urges him to punish the thief severely in order to set an example. He also discusses the fur trade, and the need to work more with the Indians. Docketed on address leaf.

GLC03107.01686

Warrent for the arrest of Dirk Wessells ten Broek Junr. and Anthony van Shaik

The warrant charges Dirk Wessells ten Broek Junior and Anthony van Shaik of breaking down the house of Frederick the Weaver, and destroying and taking his goods. It is ordered that the men be apprehended and brought before the Justices of the Peace...

GLC03107.02111

Propositions to the 5 Nations

William Burnet, the Governor of Pennsylvania, invites the 5 Nations to renew the covenant chain between them. He recalls an unhappy incident in which 2 men from Pennsylvania killed an Indian of the 5 Nations in the midst of an argument over the sale...

GLC03107.02146