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Pardon of John Arthur Bowen for felony, 27 June 1836

Title
Pardon of John Arthur Bowen for felony, 27 June 1836.
Production
[Place of production not identified : producer not identified, 1836]
Physical Description
1 online resource.
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Notes
Collection: The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859.
Electronic reproduction. Marlborough, Wiltshire : AM, 2014. Digitized from a copy held by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
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Summary
Countersigned by Secretary of State John Forsyth. Bowen, identified as a Negro man Slave, had been convicted of felony and sentenced to hang. He had been given two respites by President Andrew Jackson, who here pardons him completely as a fit subject for executive clemency and in consideration of divers other good and sufficient reasons.
Variant and related titles
American history, 1493-1945. Module I.
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
March 18, 2024
Genre/Form
Legal instruments
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AM (Publisher), digitiser.
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, owner.
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