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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC07326 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Presidential Pardons |
| Title | Presidential commutation for Arthur Franzblau, convicted of mail fraud 24 February 1924 in New York |
| Date | 17 Jun 1926 |
| Author | Coolidge, Calvin (1872-1933) |
| Document Type | Government document; Legal document |
| Content Description | Arthur Franzblau was convicted of using the mails in a scheme to defraud in the U.S. District Court of Southern New York and sentenced to one year in the U.S. Penitentiary in Atlanta, Georgia. He appealed to the Second Circuit Court of Appeals on 2 February 1924 where his case was still pending. Coolidge commuted his sentence to one day in the custody of a U.S. Marshal; no reason given. Countersigned by William D. Mitchell, Acting Attorney General. Printed document with blanks filled in with type. |
| Subjects | President Pardon Post Office Government and Civics Law Prisoner Forgery and Fraud |
| People | Coolidge, Calvin (1872-1933) Mitchell, William DeWitt (1874-1955) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | Law; The Presidency |
| 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 |