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Monroe, James, 1758-1831 [Pardon of Henry F. Doyhar for keeping a billiard table without a license].

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03655 Author/Creator: Monroe, James, 1758-1831 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Document signed Date: January 14, 1818 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 41 cm, Width: 26 cm Order a Copy

Countersigned by Secretary of State John Quincy Adams. Fined $150. Pardoned because of his misunderstanding of the licensing requirements and his indigent circumstances.

Monroe, James, 1758-1831
Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848

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