Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845 [Delay of execution of John Arthur Bowen].

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GLC#
GLC02772
Type
Documents
Date
February 25, 1836
Author/Creator
Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845
Title
[Delay of execution of John Arthur Bowen].
Place Written
Washington, District of Columbia
Pagination
1 p. : Height: 32 cm, Width: 25 cm
Primary time period
National Expansion and Reform, 1815-1860
Sub-Era
Age of Jackson

Countersigned by Secretary of State John Forsyth. Bowen, an enslaved person, had been convicted of an unspecified felony in the District of Columbia in November 1835, and sentenced to be hung on 26 February 1836. Because of "divers good and sufficient reasons," the original date of death is postponed until the first Sunday in June next.

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