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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02772 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1836 |
| Title | Delay of execution of John Arthur Bowen |
| Date | 25 February 1836 |
| Author | Jackson, Andrew (1767-1845) |
| Document Type | Legal document |
| Content Description | Countersigned by Secretary of State John Forsyth. Bowen, a slave, had been convicted of an unspecified felony in the District of Columbia in November 1835, and sentenced to be hung on 26 February 1836. Because of "divers good and sufficient reasons," the original date of death is postponed until the first Sunday in June next. |
| Subjects | African American History President Pardon Crime Criminals and Outlaws Government and Civics Law Death Penalty Prisoner Slavery |
| 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 | Pardon of John Arthur Bowen for felony |