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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00045.30 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Presidential Pardons |
| Title | Pardon of Samuel Laws, convicted of counterfeiting |
| Date | 29 May 1878 |
| Author | Hayes, Rutherford Birchard (1822-1893) |
| Document Type | Government document; Legal document |
| Content Description | Convicted of passing counterfeit money; sentenced to 2 years imprisonment. Pardoned after serving a year of his prison term due to good conduct. (c/s F.W. Seward) |
| Subjects | President Pardon Law Criminals and Outlaws Counterfeiting Banking Finance |
| 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 |