BUCHANAN JAMES Document Signed as President pardon of Joseph

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PRESIDENTIAL PARDON BUCHANAN, JAMES. Document Signed, as President, pardon of Joseph Cunningham. Countersigned by the Secretary of State Lewis Cass. 2 pages, 16x10 3/4 inches, written on the recto and verso of a single sheet; short closed tears at center touching text (without loss) repaired with cello tape recto, faint scattered foxing and bleedthrough, folds, paper seal intact. Washington, 11 October 1859

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". . . Cunningham, in the act of rendering assistance to the Deputy Warden of the said Penitentiary, and while actually grappling with one Lyons, a refractory prisoner, received and was severely wounded by a pistol shot aimed at the said Lyons. . . . [T]he said Penitentiary, after a full investigation of the facts, in view of the meritorious conduct of said Cunningham on this occasion, has recommended a remission of his punishment. . . ."