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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00045.23 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Presidential Pardons |
| Title | Pardon of Jackson Bolin, convicted of distilling spirits without paying tax. Includes case report, legal forms, letters regarding petition |
| Date | 23 June 1869 |
| Author | Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson) (1822-1885) |
| Document Type | Government document; Legal document |
| Content Description | 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) |
| Subjects | President Pardon Law Taxes or Taxation Alcohol Union Forces |
| People | Bolin, Jackson (fl. 1869) Fish, Hamilton (1808-1893) Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson) (1822-1885) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | The Presidency; Law |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |