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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC07329 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Presidential Pardons |
| Title | Pardon of Leonhart F. Reik, convicted of a violation of Internal Revenue laws. |
| Date | 13 August 1868 |
| Author | Johnson, Andrew (1808-1875) |
| Document Type | Government document; Legal document |
| Content Description | Convicted of violating Internal Revenue laws; sentenced to pay a $1000 fine and to be imprisoned until fine is paid. Pardoned after spending some months in prison and proving entirely unable to pay the fine due to poverty, and by recommendation of the U.S. District Attorney, A.S. Ridgby, the Mayor of Baltimore, most of the jury who convicted him, and many respectable citizens. (c/s William H. Seward) |
| Subjects | President Pardon Taxes or Taxation Prisoner Government and Civics Finance |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | Law; The Presidency |
| 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 |