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Repository:
New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230
Summary:
The first state constitution of 1777 empowered the governor to grant reprieves and pardons to persons convicted of crimes
other than treason or murder. Each pardon in this series contains the name and place of the court where the convicted person
was tried, crime convicted of, sentence, place where sentenced to be served or serving, name of convicted person, date of
pardon, name of governor issuing the pardon, and where applicable, conditions upon which the pardon is contingent.
Creator:
Title:
Department of State executive pardons
Quantity:
4 cubic feet
10 volumes; 2 microfilm rolls 35 mm
Inclusive Dates:
1799-1846, 1856-1931
Series Number:
B0042
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