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to James Monroe
October 8, 1819
Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845
Recommends Crittenden, acting Governor of the Arkansas Territory, to President Monroe for an unidentified post. Refers to an enclosed letter from Crittenden (not included).
GLC00266
Pardon-related: Resignation letter to Henry Kissinger (souvenir copy)
August 9, 1974
Nixon, Richard M., 1913-1994
Typed letter signed by Nixon (genuine), with a Kissinger endorsement which is probably forged, per Charles Hamilton. On White House stationery.
GLC00154.10
Call for troops from Ohio
05 September 1863
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
First call on Ohio. Assigns "six hundred and fifty-three as the first proportional part of the quota of troops to be furnished by the Eighteenth district of the state." Call made in accordance with the 3 March 1863 "An act for Enrolling and Calling...
GLC00158
Pardon of Christian Krouse, convicted of assault with intent to rape.
14 November 1855
Pierce, Franklin, 1804-1869
Convicted of assault with intent to rape; sentenced to 2 years imprisonment. Pardoned for "...divers other good and sufficient reasons...". (c/s William L. Marcy)
GLC00159
to L. F. Allen
January 15, 1839
Fillmore, Millard, 1800-1874
Millard Fillmore mentions trying to obtain a report from the Topographical Bureau on the estimates for the repairs of the Black Rock harbor and includes the costs. Discusses a bill concerning this harbor. Advises that he has declined to be a...
GLC00162.02
to Manton Marble
May 21, 1873
Garfield, James A. (James Abram), 1831-1881
Encloses a copy of the review of the Credit Mobilier affair. Calls the scandal "miserable business." Also asks Marble to read the review, stating "I have no right, perhaps to address you on the subject, but I thought you would be willing to look...
GLC00162.05
to Roberto Sacasa
September 1, 1891
Harrison, Benjamin, 1833-1901
Signed by Harrison as President and William Fisher Wharton as Secretary of State. Informs Sacasa, President of Nicaragua, that Romualdo Pacheco will no longer serve as United States Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Nicaragua due to...
GLC00162.08
to William R. Day
October 7, 1898
McKinley, William, 1843-1901
Discusses having met with Beriah Wilkins, the owner and editor of the Washington Post, who wants to be sent to Paris and attached to the U.S. Peace Commission. Wilkins feels he can be of great service to the American people and the Commission...
GLC00162.10
November 2, 1898
Discusses Beriah Wilkins', the owner and editor of the Washington Post, upcoming trip to Paris. Tells Day that Wilkins is not seeking employment but does want to be of help, if he can be. Written on Executive Mansion letterhead. Day was president of...
GLC00162.11
to Lewis L. Strauss
October 29, 1932
Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964
On the fifteenth anniversary of the Balfour Declaration, Herbert Hoover writes to "express the hope that the ideal of the establishment of the National Jewish Home in Palestine, as embodied in that Declaration, will continue to prosper." Also notes...
GLC00162.14
to James V. Forrestal
March 31, 1945
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945
Franklin D. Roosevelt writes in reference to the Research Board for National Security, a group that provides for civilian participation in scientific research on problems of national defense. He informs that he is transmitting a program to Congress...
GLC00162.17
to Lewis Strauss
February 15, 1951
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
Harry S. Truman thanks Lewis Strauss for his memoranda. Truman thinks it is crucially important to maintain good relations with Jewish, Catholic and Protestant world leaders, "As you know, I have been trying my best to organize the moral forces of...
GLC00162.19
July 31, 1953
Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969
Eisenhower replies to a letter from Strauss written on the same page. Strauss informs that despite headlines about the atomic powered submarines, there was no security breach. States that the news came from a report made to Congress by Strauss'...
GLC00162.21
August 1, 1962
Kennedy, John Fitzgerald, 1917-1963
President Kennedy praises the career of Herbert Hoover and congratulates Admiral Strauss, who was scheduled to dedicate the Hoover Presidential Library on Hoover's eighty-eighth birthday. Letter written on White House stationery.
GLC00162.24
Memorandum for the Secretary of State and Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission
April 12, 1957
Informs that he has approved H. R. 5866 which enables the United States to cooperate with Berlin to use atomic energy peacefully. Interprets language in the Act and informs that it is his intention to have the Secretary of State handle negotiations...
GLC00164
Collection of 12 documents relating to pardons (collection #6). See decimalized entries. [Decimalized .01-.12]
1810-1953
Various
GLC00173
[Pardon of John Bladen for assault and battery].
January 10,1810
Madison, James, 1751-1836
Cosigned by Robert Smith. Bladen was convicted of assault and battery. He was sentenced to 1 month imprisonment and to pay a $100 fine and court costs. Pardoned after serving out his prison sentence because he was unable to pay the resulting fine...
GLC00173.01
[Presidential authority to the Secretaty of State to affix the seal to the pardon of David Babe, alias William Brown].
22 May 1846
Polk, James K. (James Knox), 1795-1849
Babe had been convicted of murder on the high seas in December 1843.
GLC00173.02
Pardon of William Childers, convicted of counterfeiting.
15 September 1849
Taylor, Zachary, 1784-1850
Convicted of passing counterfeit coin; sentenced to 2 years imprisonment. Pardoned for "...divers good and other sufficient reasons...". (c/s John M. Clayton)
GLC00173.03
[Presidential authority to the Secretary of State to affix the seal to the pardon of J.N.F. Fulirmann].
09 November 1850
GLC00173.04
Pardon of Lucy Wheeler, "a negress," convicted of two counts of aggravated assault.
17 November 1854
Wheeler, convicted of two counts of aggravated assault: sentenced in one case to 1 year imprisonment, and to pay a $0.50 fine and court costs; sentenced in the other to 6 months imprisonment [to be served following the first term], and to pay another...
GLC00173.05
Pardon of the Steamboat "Terror" for violations of steamboat inspection laws [fraud].
March 28, 1859
Buchanan, James, 1791-1868
Convicted of being in violation of steamboat inspection laws [fraud]. Pardoned because the crime was unintentional. The steamboat had been rented only as accommodation to a charitable, religious society for a trip down the Penobscot River at no cost...
GLC00173.06
[Presidential authority to the Secretary of State to affix the seal to the pardon of James O'Neill].
30 October 1868
Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875
GLC00173.07
to Richard Bache
August 13, 1768
Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790
Writes to his son-in-law regarding his inability to succeed in business and blames Bache for causing the future unhappiness and distress of his daughter. Harshly reprimands Bache for his lack of ambition. Says he does not reply often because he has...
GLC00154.05
to John Chaloner
October 13, 1784
Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804
Informs Chaloner that he has drawn on him "in favor of Messrs. H. Solomon and J. Mordecai for one thousand pounds on account of Mr. Church."
GLC00154.06
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