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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00043.24 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Presidential Pardons |
| Title | Pardon of Justus J. Gude, convicted of stuffing the ballot box. |
| Date | 30 June 1879 |
| Author | Hayes, Rutherford Birchard (1822-1893) |
| Document Type | Government document; Legal document |
| Content Description | Convicted of putting tickets in ballot box (stuffing it), while serving as an election judge in a Baltimore congressional election; sentenced to 1 year imprisonment and a $5 fine. Pardoned since further imprisonment would endanger his life. (c/s William M. Evarts) |
| Subjects | President Criminals and Outlaws Pardon Law Election Corruption and Scandal Politics |
| People | Gude, Justus J. Evarts, William Maxwell (1818-1901) Hayes, Rutherford Birchard (1822-1893) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | Law; The Presidency; Government & Politics |
| 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 |