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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00068.05 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Presidential Pardons |
| Title | Pardon of William Field for violations of maritime law |
| Date | 20 March 1839 |
| Author | Van Buren, Martin (1782-1862) |
| Document Type | Legal document; Government document |
| Content Description | Countersigned by Secretary of State John Forsyth. Field, master of the schooner Boston, was convicted of illegally landing a seaman and for omitting to deposit his register at the U.S. Commercial Agency at the port of Aux Cayes in Haiti. Since he acted without willful negligence or wish to defraud, penalties were remitted and released from prosecution on payment of costs. |
| Subjects | President Pardon Law Maritime Caribbean |
| People | Van Buren, Martin (1782-1862) Forsyth, John (1780-1841) Field, William (fl. 1839) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | Law; The Presidency; Naval & Maritime |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |