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- GLC#
- GLC00961
- Type
- Letters
- Date
- May 26, 1798
- Author/Creator
- Jay, John, 1745-1829
- Title
- to Daniel Hale
- Place Written
- Albany, New York
- Pagination
- 2 p. : docket : Height: 2 cm, Width: 20 cm
- Language
- English
- Primary time period
- The New Nation, 1783-1815
- Sub-Era
- The Early Republic
John Jay asks Secretary of State Hale to prepare a pardon for Robert MacBraire. MacBraire had been convicted of assault with intent to rob, and sentenced to pay a $25 fine and serve 9 months in prison. Letter written by Jay as governor of New York.
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