Monroe, James, 1758-1831 [Pardon of Patrick Neady for an unspecified felony]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00744 Author/Creator: Monroe, James, 1758-1831 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Document signed Date: 14 January 1818 Pagination: 1 p. ; 40 x 25 cm Order a Copy
Countersigned by Secretary of State John Quincy Adams. Neady had been convicted in Washington in December 1817. Pardoned after the jury and the judge in the case recommended mercy.
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