Buchanan, James, 1791-1868 [Pardon of Minard Granger for counterfeiting coins].
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01093 Author/Creator: Buchanan, James, 1791-1868 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Document signed Date: 13 September 1860 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 42.2 cm, Width: 27 cm Order a Copy
Countersigned by Secretary of State Lewis Cass. Minard Granger was convicted in October, 1853, and imprisoned in Auburn, New York. Buchanan pardoned Granger near the end of his sentence on the recommendation of his trial judge N. K. Hall. Reasons cited were that Granger gave valuable information to the marshal after his conviction and that his health had been destroyed by imprisonment. Incldues a blue paper ribbon on second page.
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