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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00045.47 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents relating to Presidential Pardons |
| Title | Millard Fillmore to John C. Crittenden re: complaint about a pardon petitioner to his Congressman. Includes pardon petition, petition appeals, and medical report. |
| Date | 2 July 1852 |
| Author | Fillmore, Millard (1800-1874) |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Government document; Legal document |
| Content Description | Appeal of a pardon for Ameal Brea, convicted of "..forging a soldier's discharge ...". Fillmore says "the Man's offense is great" and all too common. While going on to state that he would be willing to pardon Brea from imprisonment due to supposed dire health reasons, Fillmore finds the physicians report most unsatisfactory in form, manner and content, leading him to cast doubt on the report and the physician. His decision is to "...suspend further action in the case until more satisfactory information can be furnished on this point." |
| Subjects | President Pardon Law Criminals and Outlaws Health and Medical Military History |
| People | Fillmore, Millard (1800-1874) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | Law; The Presidency; Health & Medicine |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |