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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02053 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1870s |
| Title | Rutherford Birchard Hayes to Ulysses S. Grant regarding a petition for executive clemency for Mrs. William Mason |
| Date | ca. April 1870 |
| Author | Hayes, Rutherford Birchard (1822-1893) |
| Recipient | Grant, Ulysses S. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Autograph note signed as Governor of Ohio, appended to a petition (and character testimonial) for Mrs. William Mason (nee Sarah Anderson), jailed for postal fraud. Also with the notes and endorsements of the U.S. Judge, Marshall and Sheriff, all on the second page. |
| Subjects | President Pardon Criminals and Outlaws Law Government and Civics Petition Women's History Forgery and Fraud |
| People | Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson) (1822-1885) Hayes, Rutherford Birchard (1822-1893) |
| Place written | Columbus |
| 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 |