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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00045.29 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Presidential Pardons |
| Title | Pardon of William P. Cooney & Francis J. McGuire, convicted of forgery |
| Date | 5 September 1877 |
| Author | Hayes, Rutherford Birchard (1822-1893) |
| Document Type | Government document; Legal document |
| Content Description | Convicted of forgery of post office money order; sentenced to 2 years imprisonment. Pardoned after serving 3 months of their prison term by recommendation of U.S. District Attorney. (c/s William M. Evarts) |
| Subjects | President Pardon Law Post Office Criminals and Outlaws Forgery and Fraud |
| People | Evarts, William Maxwell (1818-1901) Cooney, William P. McGuire, Francis J. Hayes, Rutherford Birchard (1822-1893) |
| 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 |