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Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845 [Pardon of William Collins for larceny]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00068.04 Author/Creator: Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Document signed Date: 5 July 1834 Pagination: 1 p. ; 37 x 23 cm. Order a Copy

Countersigned by Secretary of State John Forsyth. Collins was pardoned in June 1834 on condition of paying costs of prosecution. Pardoned by Jackson due to the inability to pay prosecution fees.

Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845
Forsyth, John, 1780-1841

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