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March 23, 1855
Pierce, Franklin, 1804-1869
Pardon of Charles Bentz, convicted of perjury.
Convicted of perjury; sentenced to 4 years imprisonment in March of 1851. No reason for pardon. (c/s William L. Marcy)
GLC00045.13
November 22, 1855
Pardon of John Marders, convicted of assault.
Convicted of assault; sentenced to 3 months imprisonment and to pay a $1 fine and court costs. No reason given for pardon. (c/s W. L. Marcy)
GLC00045.14
December 14, 1859
Buchanan, James, 1791-1868
Pardon of Deborah Wise, convicted of petty larceny.
Convicted of petty larceny; sentenced to 4 months imprisonment and a $5 fine. Pardoned due to her advanced state of pregnancy. (c/s Lewis Cass)
GLC00045.15
March 20, 1860
[Pardon of John Litzer, David Frank, William Schmidt, Herman Julius and Charles Hoffman for rape].
Countersigned by Secretary of State Lewis Cass. The men were sentenced in March, 1858. Pardoned by Buchanan for insufficient evidence after a petition was presented to him stating that Victoria Fugleman, who had said the men had raped her, had...
GLC00045.16
July 30, 1860
[Pardon of John Rollins, alias Whit Cissel, for larceny and arson].
Countersigned by Acting Secretary of State William Henry Trescot. Convicted in June, 1854, Rollins was pardoned by Buchanan near the end of his sentence. The reasons given were that Rollins was of good character before his imprisonment, he conducted...
GLC00045.17
November 1, 1865
Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875
[Presidential pardon of Caroline Kulf, who had been covicted of grand larceny]
Pardoned due to assurance by judge and the jury that she was a fit object of clemency. Countersigned by Secretary of State William H. Seward.
GLC00045.18
June 2, 1866
[Presidential pardon of Henry A. Stoneall., who had been indicted for stealing from the U. S. Mail in New Jersey].
Pardoned by Andrew Johnson on the petition of respectable citizens. With Stoneall's acceptance written on a card and glued to p. 2. Countersigned by Secretary of State William H. Seward.
GLC00045.19
August 18, 1866
[Presidential pardon of Lockwood L. Gibbs, convicted of counterfeiting].
Lockwood L. Gibbs, alias Libbeus L. Gibbs, convicted of passing counterfeit money; he was sentenced to two years and two months imprisonment. He was later pardoned after serving over half of his prison term due to his good behavior. Countersigned by...
GLC00045.20
January 4,1867
[Presidential pardon of Edward Miles, convicted of larceny].
Miles was convicted of larceny; sentenced to one year imprisonment. Pardoned due to advanced age, ignorance of the law, and previous good conduct. Countersigned by Secretary of State William H. Seward.
GLC00045.21
May 31, 1869
Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885
Pardon of Charles Eletson Jr., convicted counterfeiting.
Convicted of passing counterfeit money; sentenced to 6 years imprisonment. Pardoned after serving 3 years of his prison term due to his youth, good behavior and was worsening "monomania" [a pathological obsession with a single subject or idea] while...
GLC00045.22
June 23, 1869
Pardon of Jackson Bolin, convicted of distilling spirits without paying tax. Inlcudes case report, legal forms, letters regarding petition.
Convicted of distilling spirits without paying tax; sentenced to 6 months imprisonment and to pay a $1000 fine and court costs. Pardoned since he was poor, ignorant of the law and had a good military record in wartime. (c/s Hamilton Fish)
GLC00045.23
May 3, 1870
Pardon of William H. Gannaway, convicted of distilling without a license. Includes case letters.
Convicted of "illicit distilling;" sentenced to 6 months imprisonment and to pay a $1000 fine. Pardoned due to his poverty and had a dependent family. (c/s Hamilton Fish)
GLC00045.24
May 6, 1874
Pardon of William Semmes, convicted of bigamy.
Convicted of bigamy; sentenced to 2 years imprisonment. Pardoned after serving out most of his prison term by recommendation of prominent Virginian citizens. (c/s Hamilton Fish)
GLC00045.25
March 17, 1875
Pardon of John Gosnell, convicted of selling liquor without paying tax. Includes case notes, transmittal letters, petitions & pardon receipt.
Convicted of selling liquor without paying tax; sentenced to 6 months imprisonment and to pay a $1000 fine. Pardoned after serving out his prison term by recommendation of A.S. Wallace and the U.S. District Attorney since he was entirely unable to...
GLC00045.26
May 11, 1875
Pardon of Edward R. Gamble, alias Clifford S. Gamble, convicted of mail robbery.
Convicted of robbing from mail; sentenced to 10 years imprisonment. Pardoned after serving over 3 years of his prison term by recommendation of the judge and U.S. District Attorney who felt the punishment was too severe for the crime. (c/s John L...
GLC00045.27
April 1,1876
Pardon of George W. Garner, convicted manslaughter. Inlcudes case notes, transmittal letters, pardon receipt.
Convicted of manslaughter; sentenced to 4 years imprisonment. Pardoned after serving over two years of his prison term by recommendation of the judge and U.S. District Attorney. (c/s John L. Cadualalder)
GLC00045.28
September 5, 1877
Hayes, Rutherford B., 1822-1893
Pardon of William P. Cooney & Francis J. McGuire, convicted of forgery.
Convicted of forgery of post office money order; sentenced to 2 years imprisonment. Pardoned after serving 3 months of their prison term by recommendation of U.S. District Attorney. (c/s William M. Evarts)
GLC00045.29
May 29, 1878
Pardon of Samuel Laws, convicted of counterfeiting.
Convicted of passing counterfeit money; sentenced to 1 year imprisonment. Pardoned after serving his prison term due to good conduct. (c/s F.W. Seward)
GLC00045.30
August 28, 1878
Pardon of Frank Washington, convicted of assault and battery.
Convicted of assault & battery; sentenced to 6 months imprisonment. Pardoned after serving half of the term by recommendation of by the U.S. District Attorney. (c/s F.W. Seward)
GLC00045.31
November 20, 1879
Pardon of Joseph D. Schwartz, convicted of receiving and purchasing U.S. military clothing.
Convicted of receiving and purchasing U.S. military clothing; sentenced to 1 year imprisonment. Pardoned after serving 11 months of his prison term because of good conduct. (c/s William M. Evarts)
GLC00045.32
September 29, 1881
Arthur, Chester Alan, 1829-1886
Pardon of George W. Hubley, convicted of larceny while in postal service.
Hubley was convicted of larceny while in postal service; sentenced to 1 year imprisonment. Pardoned after serving 4 months of his prison term by recommendation of the judge, jury, and U.S. District Attorney due to his youth. Chester's first pardon....
GLC00045.33
October 28, 1889
Harrison, Benjamin, 1833-1901
Pardon of William Herbst, convicted of embezzlement.
Convicted of embezzling funds from a national bank; sentenced to 5 years imprisonment. Pardoned after serving 2 years of his prison term due to old age and good character. (c/s James G. Blaine)
GLC00045.34
May 13, 1892
Pardon of Truman O. Angell, convicted of bigamy.
Convicted of bigamy. Pardoned since he had forswore and avoided bigamy from April 1, 1885 and promised to uphold the laws of the U.S. against the unlawful practices of the Mormon Church. (c/s James G. Blaine)
GLC00045.35
April 3, 1894
Cleveland, Grover, 1837-1908
Pardon of Willie Dunn, convicted of manslaughter.
Convicted of manslaughter; sentenced to 10 years hard labor. Pardoned after serving 5 years of his prison sentence due to his deteriorating health. (c/s Richard Olney)
GLC00045.36
1809-1951
Various
Collection of 48 documents relating to presidential pardons (collection #3). See decimalized entries. [Decimalized .01-.48]
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