Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845 [Pardon of J. John Harris McNeal for forgery]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00115.02 Author/Creator: Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Document signed Date: 3 July 1832 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 42 cm, Width: 27 cm Order a Copy
Countersigned by Secretary of State Edward Livingston. McNeal had been sentenced to two years hard labor at a penitentiary. Pardoned on account of mental illness at the recommendation of the jury and the judge who tried the case.
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