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Coolidge, Calvin (1872-1933) [Pardon of Marshall Barton Fales to restore civil rights.]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00045.40 Author/Creator: Coolidge, Calvin (1872-1933) Place Written: Washington, D.C. Type: Document signed Date: 28 January 1929 Pagination: 2 p. 36 x 24 cm Order a Copy

Convicted of swearing a false affidavit for pension claim. Pardoned for good conduct in prison and abiding the law since release. Attempted obliteration of name.

Fales, Marshall Barton, fl. 1929
Coolidge, Calvin, 1872-1933

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