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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03019 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1844 |
| Title | John C. Calhoun to William McPherson regarding the execution of two convicted murderers |
| Date | 2 July 1844 |
| Author | Calhoun, John Caldwell (1782-1850) |
| Recipient | McPherson, William |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Secretary of State Calhoun asks U.S. Attorney for the District of Missouri McPherson that execution of convicted murderers John McDaniel and Joseph Brown be stayed. He adds "It is not... designed, by this interference, to create any hope of the ultimate pardon of these men, but merely that time may be allowed to examine into the credibility of [Orrin P.] Rockwell," a new witness who claimed to have received a confession from William Mason. |
| Subjects | American Statesmen Crime Criminals and Outlaws Pardon Law Death Penalty Prisoner |
| People | Calhoun, John Caldwell (1782-1850) McPherson, William (fl. 1844) McDaniel, John (fl. 1844) Brown, Joseph (fl. 1844) Rockwell, Orrin Porter (ca. 1813-1878) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | Law |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |