Identity area
Reference code
Title
Pardon Records,
Date(s)
- 1852-1857. (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
21 items.
Context area
Name of creator
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Requests and petitions for pardons and commutations; governor's pardon; orders for release and related court records; letters for persons convicted and sentenced for various offenses, including murder, assault with intent to kill, assault and battery, simple assault, and resisting an officer; and letters asking for the release of an Indian hostage.