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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00045.22 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Presidential Pardons |
| Title | Pardon of Charles Eletson Jr., convicted counterfeiting |
| Date | 31 May 1869 |
| Author | Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson) (1822-1885) |
| Document Type | Government document; Legal document |
| Content Description | Convicted of passing counterfeit money; sentenced to 6 years imprisonment. Pardoned after serving 3 years of his prison term due to his youth, good behavior and was worsening "monomania" [a pathological obsession with a single subject or idea] while imprisoned. (c/s Hamilton Fish) |
| Subjects | President Pardon Law Criminals and Outlaws Counterfeiting Mental Health Banking Finance |
| People | Eletson, Charles, Jr. (fl. 1869) Fish, Hamilton (1808-1893) Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson) (1822-1885) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | The Presidency; Law; Banking & Economics |
| 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 |