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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03184 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1870s |
| Title | Pardon of Robert Carswell and Harvey McGallierd, convicted of illicit distilling |
| Date | 7 June 1871 |
| Author | Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson) (1822-1885) |
| Document Type | Government document; Legal document |
| Content Description | Convicted of illicit distilling; sentenced to each pay a $10 fine and court costs. Pardoned because Governor Caldwell, Supervisor Perry, Deputy Marshall Foote and U.S. Attorney Starbuck claimed that they were innocent of any intentional violation of the law. (c/s Hamilton Fish) |
| Subjects | President Pardon Law Crime Criminals and Outlaws Alcohol |
| People | Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson) (1822-1885) Carswell, Robert (fl. 1871) McGallierd, Harvey (fl. 1871) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | Reconstruction; The Presidency; Government & Politics |
| 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 |