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Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 [Pardon of James Snow for perjury].

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07146 Author/Creator: Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Document signed Date: 19 July 1804 Pagination: 1 p. 39.5 x 24.9 cm Order a Copy

Countersigned by Secretary of State James Madison. Snow was convicted of perjury in Alexandria, Virginia in 1803. Jefferson pardoned Snow for "divers causes and considerations."

Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826

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