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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00230.06 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Presidential Pardons |
| Title | Presidential commutation for Robert E. Hicks, convicted of placing abortion-related materials in the mail on 29 May 1903 and sentenced to ten months |
| Date | 14 July 1915 |
| Author | Wilson, Woodrow (1856-1924) |
| Document Type | Government document; Legal document |
| Content Description | Convicted for violation of Section 3893 of the Revised Statutes (possibly in reference to the Comstock Law). While on bond Hicks fled to Europe, where he remained a fugitive until 10 July 1915, when he surrendered to the court. Commuted by Wilson so Hicks sentence would expire at once, no reason given. See also GLC 230.02 which restored his civil rights. Printed document with blanks filled in by hand. |
| Subjects | President Pardon Law Criminals and Outlaws Women's History Health and Medical Abortion |
| People | Wilson, Woodrow (1856-1924) Todd, George Carroll (b. 1879) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | The Presidency; Law; Health & Medicine |
| 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 |