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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00045.10 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents relating to Presidential Pardons |
| Title | Pardon of Seth B Horton, convicted of violating a seamen protection act. Includes petitions, transmission letters and pardon receipt |
| Date | 3 March 1849 |
| Author | Polk, James K. (James Knox) (1795-1849) |
| Document Type | Government document; Legal document |
| Content Description | Horton, late master of the Barque "T.O. Brown," was convicted of violating a seamen protection act [3rd Section, 9th Chapter, concerning consuls and vice consuls] of Feb. 1803. Conditionally pardoned because the violation was not willful, Horton must pay court costs. (c/s James Buchanan) Signed on Polk's last day of office. |
| Subjects | President Pardon Law Maritime Global History and Civics |
| People | Horton, Seth B. (fl. 1849) Buchanan, James (1791-1868) Polk, James K. (James Knox) (1795-1849) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | Law; The Presidency; Naval & Maritime |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |