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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC04211 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1836 |
| Title | Pardon of Richard W. Davis for cruelly and inhumanly beating a Negro in Georgetown |
| Date | 1 November 1836 |
| Author | Jackson, Andrew (1767-1845) |
| Document Type | Legal document |
| Content Description | Countersigned by Acting Secretary of State Asbury Dinkins. Pardoned by Jackson after serving his one-month prison sentence because Davis was unable to pay a fine of $10 and court costs, and on the recommendation of the judge and the district attorney that he was a fit subject for clemency. |
| Subjects | President Pardon Law Crime Prisoner African American History Injury or Wound |
| People | Jackson, Andrew (1767-1845) Davis, Richard (fl. 1806) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | The Presidency; Government & Politics; Law; African Americans |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |