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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00173.02 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of 6 documents relating to pardons |
| Title | Presidential authority to the Secretary of State to affix the seal to the pardon of David Babe, alias William Brown |
| Date | 22 May 1846 |
| Author | Polk, James K. (James Knox) (1795-1849) |
| Document Type | Legal document; Government document |
| Content Description | Babe had been convicted of murder on the high seas in December 1843. |
| Subjects | President Criminals and Outlaws Law Pardon Maritime |
| People | Brown, William (fl. 1846) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | The Presidency; Law; Naval & Maritime |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |