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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00045.26 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Presidential Pardons |
| Title | Pardon of John Gosnell, convicted of selling liquor without paying tax. Includes case notes, transmittal letters, petitions & pardon receipt |
| Date | 17 April 1875 |
| Author | Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson) (1822-1885) |
| Document Type | Government document; Legal document |
| Content Description | Convicted of selling liquor without paying tax; sentenced to 6 months imprisonment and to pay a $1000 fine. Pardoned after serving out his prison term by recommendation of A.S. Wallace and the U.S. District Attorney since he was entirely unable to pay the fine. (c/s Hamilton Fish) |
| Subjects | President Pardon Law Criminals and Outlaws Taxes or Taxation Alcohol |
| People | Fish, Hamilton (1808-1893) Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson) (1822-1885) Gosnell, John (fl. 1875) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | The Presidency; Law |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |