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Hayes, Rutherford Birchard (1822-1893) to Ulysses S. Grant re: petition for executive clemency for Mrs. William Mason

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02053 Author/Creator: Hayes, Rutherford Birchard (1822-1893) Place Written: [Columbus?] Type: Document signed Date: circa April 1870 Pagination: 2 p. 35 x 22 cm Order a Copy

Autograph note signed as Governor of Ohio, appended to a petition (and character testimonial) for Mrs. William Mason (nee Sarah Anderson), jailed for postal fraud. Also with the notes and endorsements of the U.S. Judge, Marshall and Sheriff, all on the second page.

Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885
Hayes, Rutherford Birchard, 1822-1893

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