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Collection Reference Number GLC00068.19
From Archive Folder Collection of Presidential Pardons 
Title Presidential pardon of John Burton, who was convicted of grand larceny
Date 17 March 1917
Author Wilson, Woodrow (1856-1924)  
Document Type Government document; Legal document
Content Description John Burton, alias Samuel R. Martin, alias Dr. Engelman, was pardoned by Wilson to restore his civil rights, no reason for pardon mentioned. Countersigned by Thomas W. Gregory. Printed document with blanks filled in by hand.
Subjects President  Pardon  Law  Criminals and Outlaws  
People Wilson, Woodrow (1856-1924)  Gregory, Thomas Watt (1861-1933)  
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