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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC08389.02 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1795 |
| Title | Petition and recommendation in favor of Joseph Galloway, an attainted traitor |
| Date | 28 February 1795 |
| Document Type | Miscellany |
| Content Description | Missing text of petition, but with 43 signatures including: Thomas Mifflin, William Bingham, and Timothy Matlack. Galloway's was the only pardon granted to a loyalist who had been found guilty of treason during the Revolution. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Loyalist Law Petition Pardon American Statesmen Treason |
| People | Mifflin, Thomas (1744-1800) Bingham, William (1752-1804) Matlack, Timothy (1736-1829) Galloway, Joseph (1731-1803) |
| Theme | Law; The American Revolution |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |