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"Prisoner pardon requests", 1943

 File — Box: 155, Folder: 6

Scope and Contents

A letter from a 24 year old black man sentenced by General Court Martial at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, to serve 5 years for being A.W.O.L., larceny, and theft of government property. He was committed to the Federal Reformatory in Chillicothe, Ohio, and would soon be eligible for parole in 1945.

Dates

  • Creation: 1943

Creator

Language of Material

From the Collection:

Materials in English.

Access Restrictions

This collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 241.8 linear feet (149 document boxes, 136 cartons, 8 slim document boxes, 7 oversize boxes, 1 oversize scrapbook)

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections Repository

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