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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00045.17 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Presidential Pardons |
| Title | Pardon of John Rollins, alias Whit Cissel, for larceny and arson |
| Date | 30 July 1860 |
| Author | Buchanan, James (1791-1868) |
| Document Type | Government document; Legal document |
| Content Description | Countersigned by Acting Secretary of State William Henry Trescot. Convicted in June, 1854, Rollins was pardoned by Buchanan near the end of his sentence. The reasons given were that Rollins was of good character before his imprisonment, he conducted himself well during his confinement, one of the witnesses against him appeared to have perjured himself, and the petition of the warden and other citizens of the District of Columbia favored the pardon. |
| Subjects | President Pardon Law Criminals and Outlaws |
| People | Trescot, William Henry (1822-1898) Buchanan, James (1791-1868) |
| 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 |