Statement re Granting Pardons, 29 April 1806
Apr. 29. 06.
Petition of John Adams for a pardon
no pardon is granted in any case, but on the recommendation of the judges who sat on the trial, & who best know & estimate the degree of the crime, & character & deportment of the criminal.
Th:J.
DNA: RG 59—GPR—General Pardon Records.