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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00230.01 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Presidential Pardons |
| Title | Pardon of J. P. Shonebraker, convicted of robbing a mail coach. |
| Date | 9 November 1885 |
| Author | Cleveland, Grover (1837-1908) |
| Document Type | Government document; Legal document |
| Content Description | Convicted of robbing a mail coach and its passengers; sentenced to 5 years imprisonment. Pardoned after serving 3 years and 6 months of his prison term due to his frank confession of the crime and his returning of the stolen property, and because of his precarious health. (c/s Thomas F. Bayard) |
| Subjects | President Pardon Criminals and Outlaws Law Post Office Health and Medical |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | The American Civil War; The Presidency; Law |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |