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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01622 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Presidential Pardons |
| Title | Sentence commutation for Charles Manfri, convicted of selling heroin in New Jersey 19 December 1918 |
| Date | 06 March 1920 |
| Author | Wilson, Woodrow (1856-1924) |
| Document Type | Government document; Legal document |
| Content Description | Charles Manfri, alias Charles Mansfield, was convicted of violating the Harrison Anti-Narcotic Act in the U.S. District Court of New Jersey and sentenced to four years in the State penitentiary in Baltimore, Maryland. Wilson commuted his sentence to end April 3, 1920 and signed in purple pencil, no reason given for clemency. Countersigned by A. Mitchell Palmer. Printed document with blanks filled with type. |
| Subjects | President Drugs Criminals and Outlaws Law Pardon Government and Civics |
| People | Wilson, Woodrow (1856-1924) Palmer, Alexander Mitchell (1872-1936) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | Law; 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 |