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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02770 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1830 |
| Title | Andrew Jackson to Isaac Dutton Barnard, William Marks, John B. Steneger, D. M. Miller and J. B. Sutherland asking for advice on a pardon |
| Date | 10 May 1830 |
| Author | Jackson, Andrew (1767-1845) |
| Recipient | Barnard, Isaac Dutton Marks, William Steneger, John B. Miller, D. M. Sutherland, J. B. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | In absence of recommendations for clemency from the prosecuting attorney and the judge who tried the case, Jackson asks for their recommendation if pardon should be granted to "Craig," a prisoner who was convicted 10 May 1830. Barnard and Marks were United States Senators from Pennsylvania. Joel Barlow Sutherland was a Congressman from Pennsylvania. |
| Subjects | President Government and Civics Judiciary Pardon Crime Criminals and Outlaws Congress Prisoner |
| People | Jackson, Andrew (1767-1845) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | The Presidency; Law |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |