Lot 90: 1819 JOHN Q ADAMS PRESIDENTIAL PARDON

PRESIDENTIAL PARDON - AUGUST 24, 1819 PARDON ENTIRELY IN THE HAND OF JOHN QUINCY ADAMS AS SECY OF STATE, SIGNED BY PRESIDENT JAMES MONROE AND JOHN QUINCY ADAMS, PARDONING JOSHUA ROWE OF WISCASSET, WHO WAS CONVICTED OF RESISTING CUSTOMS OFFICERS IN THE COURSE OF THEIR DUTY (READ SMUGGLING), STATING THAT HIS PERIOD OF IMPRISONMENT WAS SUFFICIENT PUNISHMENT AND RESCINDING HIS FINE, 12 1/2" X 8" BIFOLD SHEET, WITH INTACT SEAL, ON WATER MARKED LAID PAPER, PACKET FOLDED AND WATER STAINED.