Patrick County Virginia USGenWeb Archives History .....David Harbour Martin Presidential Pardon December 26, 1888 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Ron Martin cindyandron@bellsouth.net July 31, 2021, 10:06 am Grover Cleveland President of the United States of America To all to whom these Presents shall come, Greeting: Whereas, at the November term, 1888, of the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia, David H. Martin was convicted on a charge of violating the Internal Revenue laws and sentenced to thirty days imprisonment and to pay a fine of one hundred dollars. And whereas, the offence of which he was convicted was comparatively of an unimportant character and not committed with any criminal intent; And whereas he has now served out the term of imprisonment to which he was sentenced and is held only for the fine which he is too poor to pay; And whereas, he is a cripple and in bad health, having a large family requiring his presence at home; And whereas, his pardon is recommended by the District Attorney and asked for by the Hon. Charles T. O’Ferrall and others: Now therefore be it known that I Grover Cleveland President of the United States of America in consideration of the premises, divers other good and sufficient reasons me thereunto moving, do hereby grant to the said David H. Martin, a full and unconditional pardon. In testimony whereof , I have hereunto signed mu name and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. Done at the City of Washington, this twenty-sixth day of December, A.D. 1888 and of the Independence of the United States the one hundred and thirteenth. Grover Cleveland By the President: T.F. Bayard, Secretary of State File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/patrick/history/other/davidhar350gms.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/vafiles/ File size: 2.2 Kb