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Collection Reference Number GLC00115.02
From Archive Folder Documents Relating to 1832 
Title Pardon of J. John Harris McNeal for forgery
Date 3 July 1832
Author Jackson, Andrew (1767-1845)  
Document Type Government document; Legal document
Content Description Countersigned by Secretary of State Edward Livingston. McNeal had been sentenced to two years hard labor at a penitentiary. Pardoned on account of mental illness at the recommendation of the jury and the judge who tried the case.
Subjects President  Railroad  Law  Government and Civics  Criminals and Outlaws  Mental Health  
People Jackson, Andrew (1767-1845)  Livingston, Edward (1764-1836)  
Place written Washington, D.C.
Theme Government & Politics; 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