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Hayes, Rutherford B., 1822-1893 Pardon of Justus J. Gude, convicted of stuffing the ballot box.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00043.24 Author/Creator: Hayes, Rutherford B., 1822-1893 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Document signed Date: June 30, 1879 Pagination: 2 p. : docket : Height: 2 cm, Width: 27 cm Order a Copy

Convicted of putting tickets in ballot box (stuffing it), while serving as an election judge in a Baltimore congressional election; sentenced to 1 year imprisonment and a $5 fine. Pardoned since further imprisonment would endanger his life. (c/s William M. Evarts)

Gude, Justus J., fl. 1879
Evarts, William Maxwell, 1818-1901
Hayes, Rutherford Birchard, 1822-1893

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