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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03579.01 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1910s |
| Title | Presidential commutation of sentence of Robert Sawyer, convicted of murder and sentenced to death, 10 November 1905 |
| Date | 2 January 1912 |
| Author | Taft, William H. (William Howard) (1857-1930) |
| Document Type | Government document; Legal document |
| Content Description | Sawyer had been convicted of murder on the high seas in the U.S. Circuit Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina. He was originally sentenced to death, but that sentence was commuted to life imprisonment. Taft commuted his sentence so it would expire immediately. No reason given for commutation. Countersigned by J.A. Fowler. Printed document with blanks filled in by hand. Includes two portraits on separate documents. |
| Subjects | President Government and Civics Pardon Law Prisoner Maritime Crime Criminals and Outlaws Death Penalty |
| People | Taft, William H. (William Howard) (1857-1930) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | Law; The Presidency |
| 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 |