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Hayes, Rutherford B., 1822-1893 [Presidential authority to the secretary of state to affix the seal to a warrant remitting the sentences of Henry Walsh and James S. Gregory].

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01819 Author/Creator: Hayes, Rutherford B., 1822-1893 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Document signed Date: 14 August 1878 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 26 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

Walsh and Gregory were being held in the Albany County, New York, Penitentiary and, in reference to the warrant, their "sentences were remitted "on the condition therein prescribed."

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