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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919 [Presidential pardon of Tom Galcatcher, convicted of larceny on 13 May 1901 and sentenced to five years in the U.S. penitentiary at Fort Leavenworth]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00342 Author/Creator: Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Document signed Date: January 16, 1904 Pagination: 2 p. : Order a Copy

Convicted of larceny in the Indian Territory and pardoned by Theodore Roosevelt; no reason for pardon mentioned. Partially handwritten. Countersigned by Charles W. Russell, acting Attorney General.

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Russell, Charles Wells, 1856-1927

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