Buchanan, James, 1791-1868 Pardon of Charles Barrett, convicted of murder.

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GLC#
GLC00068.08-View header record
Type
Documents
Date
04 November 1858
Author/Creator
Buchanan, James, 1791-1868
Title
Pardon of Charles Barrett, convicted of murder.
Place Written
Washington, District of Columbia
Pagination
3 p. : docket ; Height: 43 cm, Width: 28 cm
Primary time period
National Expansion and Reform, 1815-1860
Sub-Era
Age of Jackson

Convicted of murder; sentenced to death. Sentence commuted due to Barrett's youth, and because the crime was unintentional, not premeditated, and was done in "...a moment perpetrated under the maddening effects of intoxicating liquor...". (c/s Lewis Cass)

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