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07 February 1891
Harrison, Benjamin, 1833-1901
Delay of execution for William D. Gross, convicted of murder.
Convicted of murder; sentenced to be hanged. Respite of hanging due to appeal delays. (c/s James G. Blaine)
GLC00068.15
11 August 1893
Cleveland, Grover, 1837-1908
Pardon of Dexter M. Dibble, convicted of receiving U.S. military clothing unlawfully.
Convicted of receiving soldier's clothing unlawfully; sentenced to 1 year imprisonment. Pardoned due to the nature of the offence being non-aggravated and because the judge thought the penalty too heavy. (c/s Edward B. Whitney)
GLC00068.16
31 May 1898
McKinley, William, 1843-1901
Pardon: commuting sentence of Theodore F. Baker, convicted of embezzlement.
Convicted of embezzling funds from a national bank; sentenced to 7 years imprisonment. Pardoned after serving 4 years of the prison term. No reason for commutation. (c/s J. W. Griggs)
GLC00068.17
29 October 1901
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
[Presidential pardon of M. M. Calloway, who was convicted of unlawfully entering a distillery warehouse]
Pardoned by Theodore Roosevelt, no reason stated for pardon. Partially handwritten. Countersigned by Attorney General P.C. Knox. Pages 2 and 4 are blank.
GLC00068.18
17 March 1917
Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924
[Presidential pardon of John Burton, who was convicted of grand larceny]
John Burton, alias Samuel R. Martin, alias Dr. Engelman, was pardoned by Wilson to restore his civil rights, no reason for pardon mentioned. Countersigned by Thomas W. Gregory. Printed document with blanks filled in by hand.
GLC00068.19
01 December 1922
Harding, Warren G., 1865-1923
[Presidential commutation for T. H. Bunch, who was convicted of receiving illegal rebates from railway companies on grain shipments and fined]
Bunch's fine was reduced from $15,000 to $500. Harding gives no reason for pardon. Countersigned by Attorney General Harry Daugherty. Printed document with blanks filled in with type.
GLC00068.20
29 January 1926
Coolidge, Calvin, 1872-1933
[Presidential pardon of Nick Cotsiomitis, who was convicted of violating the Immigration Act]
Coolidge gives Nick Cotsiomitis a full and unconditional pardon; no reason given. Countersigned by Attorney General John G. Sargent. Printed document with blanks filled in with type.
GLC00068.21
16 September 1942
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945
Pardon of Albert Ellsworth Jackson (c/s Francis Biddle [AG])
Restoring Jackson's rights. Convicted of using the mails to defraud; pardoned since he has been a law-abiding citizen. Accompanied by transmittal letter from the U.S. Pardon Attorney.
GLC00068.22
30 June 1881
Garfield, James A. (James Abram), 1831-1881
[Appointment of William Siler as U.S. Consul at Capetown].
Countersigned by Secretary of State Blaine. Signed two days before James A. Garfield was shot by Charles Guiteau, a disappointed officer-seeker who wanted to be appointed a U.S. consul. Accompanied by paper seal.
GLC00073
19 March 1860
Buchanan, James, 1791-1868
[Authority to the Secretary of State to affix the seal to the pardon of Diogenes Wetmore for fraud].
No reason given for pardon. Includes petitions and tranmission
GLC00076.05
26 December 1868
Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875
[Presidential authority to the Secretary of State to affix the seal to the pardon of Thomas Noble].
GLC00076.06
4 July 1817
Monroe, James, 1758-1831
[Speech to Massachusetts Society of the Cincinnati]
President Monroe acknowledges the passing of the Revolutionary generation and movingly recalls their struggle in the "sacred cause of liberty." A signed transcription of Monroe's Independence Day speech to the Massachusetts Society of the Cincinnati...
GLC00069
03 May 1870
Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885
[Presidential authority to the Secretary of State to affix the seal to the pardon of Eben Gupdill].
GLC00076.07
05 October 1872
[Presidential authority to the Secretary of State to affix the seal to the pardon of Abraham Wise, L. Buckley, and A. Schwartz].
GLC00076.08
03 February 1873
[Presidential authority to the Secretary of State to affix the seal to the pardon of William D. Barnes].
GLC00076.09
20 June 1873
[Presidential authority to the Secretary of State to affix the seal to the pardon of J.N. Camp].
GLC00076.10
15 June 1876
[Presidential authority to the Secretary of State to affix the seal to the pardon of Henry Gager].
GLC00076.11
04 September 1877
Hayes, Rutherford B., 1822-1893
[Presidential authority to the Secretary of State to affix the seal to the pardon of Jeremiah Mullins, Whit Duvalt, Oliver Brewer, and Soloman Garbe].
GLC00076.12
11 October 1877
[Presidential authority to the Secretary of State to affix the seal to the pardon of Charles Moyer].
GLC00076.13
11 December 1877
[Presidential authority to the Secretary of State to affix the seal to the pardon of William Cunningham].
GLC00076.14
13 January 1880
[Presidential authority to the Secretary of State to affix the seal to the pardon of Theodore Leffingwell].
GLC00076.15
19 February 1889
[Presidential authority to the Secretary of State to affix the seal to the pardon of Seaborn Young].
GLC00076.16
26 December 1867
Authority to affix the seal to pardon of Clarence J. Hurt & J.A. Felts.
GLC00091.02
13 May 1846
Polk, James K. (James Knox), 1795-1849
[Authorization to affix the Seal of the United States to a proclamation of war with Mexico]
Authorization to affix the seal of the United States to Congress' declaration of war. Partially printed document.
GLC00093
April 6, 1865
to Theodore S. Bowers
Writes to his aide at City Point, Virginia regarding the last few days of fighting during the Appomattox campaign. Reports that the Confederate troops left their position at the Amelia Court House to make a break for Danville last night. States...
GLC00082
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