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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03183 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1860s |
| Title | Presidential pardon of George W. Hays, who had been convicted in the District of Columbia of larceny in April 1866 |
| Date | 1 May 1866 |
| Author | Johnson, Andrew (1808-1875) |
| Document Type | Government document; Legal document |
| Content Description | Pardoned by Andrew Johnson after he had been assured by the District Attorney who prosecuted the case that Hays was a proper object of executive clemency. Countersigned by Secretary of State William H. Seward. |
| Subjects | President Pardon Law Prisoner Crime Criminals and Outlaws Government and Civics |
| People | Johnson, Andrew (1808-1875) Hays, George W. (fl. 1866) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | Reconstruction; The Presidency; Government & Politics |
| 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 |