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Polk, James K. (James Knox), 1795-1849 Pardon of Francis Bassach (c/s James Buchanan)

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06936 Author/Creator: Polk, James K. (James Knox), 1795-1849 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 1846/11/24 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 38.6 cm, Width: 25.4 cm Order a Copy

c/s James Buchanan. Bassach was known as "alias William Mallett" and had been convicted of "assault on the high seas."

Polk, James Knox, 1795-1849
Buchanan, James, 1791-1868

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