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Collection Reference Number GLC00045.35
From Archive Folder Collection of Presidential Pardons 
Title Pardon of Truman O. Angell, convicted of bigamy
Date 13 May 1892
Author Harrison, Benjamin (1833-1901)  
Document Type Government document; Legal document
Content Description Convicted of bigamy. Pardoned since he had forswore and avoided bigamy from April 1, 1885 and promised to uphold the laws of the U.S. against the unlawful practices of the Mormon Church. (c/s James G. Blaine)
Subjects Mormon  Religion  Marriage  President  Pardon  Law  
People Angell, Truman O. (1810-1887)  Blaine, James Gillespie (1830-1893)  Harrison, Benjamin (1833-1901)  
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
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