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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00043.10 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents relating to Presidential Pardons |
| Title | Pardon of Joseph Richmond for embezzlement |
| Date | 30 October 1835 |
| Author | Jackson, Andrew (1767-1845) |
| Document Type | Government document; Legal document |
| Content Description | Countersigned by Secretary of State John Forsyth. Deputy postmaster of Middletown, Maryland, Richmond was convicted of embezzling the U.S. Mail in November 1834 and was sentenced to ten years in prison. Richmond, young and of previous good character, was pardoned after recommendation by one of the judges at his trial, Elias Glenn, and Baltimore prison warden, Joseph Owens. |
| Subjects | President Pardon Criminals and Outlaws Law Post Office |
| People | Jackson, Andrew (1767-1845) Forsyth, John (1780-1841) Richmond, Joseph (fl. 1835) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | The Presidency; 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 |