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Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945 Pardon-related: Respite of execution for Benjamin Gordon

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01457 Author/Creator: Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945 Place Written: Albany, New York Type: Document signed Date: 1932/02/25 Pagination: 1 p. 25 x 20 cm Order a Copy

Signed as New York State governor. Gordon was a murder convict.

Roosevelt, Franklin Delano, 1882-1945

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