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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00061 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Presidential Pardons |
| Title | Pardon of Moses Lowenstein for keeping a bawdy house |
| Date | 26 April 1860 |
| Author | Buchanan, James (1791-1868) |
| Document Type | Government document; Legal document |
| Content Description | Countersigned by Secretary of State Lewis Cass. Lowenstein was convicted in December 1859 in Washington, D.C. He was a resident of New York City imprisoned in Washington for being unable to pay the fine imposed upon him by the courts. After receiving a petition from Lowenstein, and supporting petitions from Lowenstein's daughter, Franzisca, citizens, and justices of the peace Charles Walter and Thomas C. Donn, Buchanan pardoned Lowenstein. |
| Subjects | President Pardon Law Criminals and Outlaws Women's History Children and Family |
| People | Buchanan, James (1791-1868) Cass, Lewis (1782-1866) |
| 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 |