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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02773 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1836 |
| Title | Pardon of John Arthur Bowen for felony |
| Date | 27 June 1836 |
| Author | Jackson, Andrew (1767-1845) |
| Document Type | Legal document |
| Content Description | Countersigned by Secretary of State John Forsyth. Bowen, identified as a "Negro man Slave," had been convicted of felony and sentenced to hang. He had been given two respites by President Andrew Jackson, who here pardons him completely as a fit subject for executive clemency and "in consideration of divers other good and sufficient reasons." |
| Subjects | African American History Crime Criminals and Outlaws Pardon Government and Civics President Law Death Penalty Slavery Prisoner |
| People | Jackson, Andrew (1767-1845) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | The Presidency; Law; African Americans; Slavery & Abolition |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
| Related documents | Delay of execution of John Arthur Bowen |