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Coolidge, Calvin, 1872-1933 [Pardon of Marshall Barton Fales to restore civil rights.]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00045.40 Author/Creator: Coolidge, Calvin, 1872-1933 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Document signed Date: January 28, 1929 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 36 cm, Width: 24 cm Order a Copy

Convicted of swearing a false affidavit for pension claim. Pardoned for good conduct in prison and abiding the law since release. Attempted obliteration of name.

Fales, Marshall Barton, fl. 1929
Coolidge, Calvin, 1872-1933

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