Buchanan, James, 1791-1868 [Pardon of John Litzer, David Frank, William Schmidt, Herman Julius and Charles Hoffman for rape].
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00045.16 Author/Creator: Buchanan, James, 1791-1868 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Document signed Date: March 20, 1860 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 40 cm, Width: 27 cm Order a Copy
Countersigned by Secretary of State Lewis Cass. The men were sentenced in March, 1858. Pardoned by Buchanan for insufficient evidence after a petition was presented to him stating that Victoria Fugleman, who had said the men had raped her, had recanted her testimony.
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