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Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964 Pardon of Joseph Burzenski.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00045.41 Author/Creator: Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Document signed Date: May 11, 1932 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 34 cm, Width: 23 cm Order a Copy

Convicted of violating prohibition. Pardoned because he helped stop an escape. Burzenski's name has been blotted-out once at the top. (c/s Wm. D. Mitchell [AG])

Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964
Burzenski, Joseph, fl. 1932
Mitchell, William D., fl. 1932
Great Depression and World War II, 1929-1945
President
Pardon
Law
Criminals and Outlaws
Alcohol
Temperance and Prohibition
US Constitutional Amendment
The Great Depression

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