PARDON BOARD:

An Inventory of Its Pardon Application Registers at the Minnesota Historical Society

Government Records

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Creator: Minnesota. Board of Pardons.
Title:Pardon Application Registers.
Dates:1897-1934.
Language:Materials in English.
Abstract:Registers of applications for pardon or commutation of sentence submitted to the Pardon Board by inmates of state, and some county and local, correctional institutions. They consist of filled-in forms, one for each separate application (many inmates submitted several applications at various times). Each volume is indexed.
Quantity:4.0 cubic feet (8 volumes).
Location: See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

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Volumes 1-3 contain one full-page form for each application; the page number correlates to the application number. Each form gives nature of application (pardon or commutation), inmate's name, date the application was filed, where (court) and when convicted, nature of the crime, where imprisoned, length of sentence, when the application was considered by the Pardon Board, and the result (pardon or commutation granted or denied, with date and sometimes an explanation). Subsequent volumes contain two or three numbered entries per page, with progressively less explanatory information. Each volume is indexed.


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Expand/CollapseADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Availability:

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Minnesota. Board of Pardons. Pardon Application Registers. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession number: 305

Processing Information:

Catalog ID number: 001703900


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DETAILED DESCRIPTION

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114.H.3.5B-1Volume 1. Nos. 1-576, March 1897-July 1901.
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114.H.3.5B-2Volume 2. Nos. 577-1142, July 1901-October 1905.
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114.H.3.6F-1Volume 3. Nos. 1144-1741, November 1905-April 1911.
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114.H.3.6F-2Volume 4. Nos. 1742-3017, April 1911-April 1916.
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114.H.3.7B-1Volume 5. Nos. 3018-4293, April 1916-October 1919.
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114.H.3.7B-2Volume 6. Nos. 4294-6075, October 1919-January 1924.
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114.H.3.8F-1Volume 7. Nos. 6076-7989, January 1924-May 1931.
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114.H.3.8F-2Volume 8. Nos. 7990-9909, May 1931-June 1934.

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These registers serve as an index to the Pardon Applications (cataloged separately).

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Expand/CollapseCATALOG HEADINGS

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Topics:
Pardon -- Minnesota -- Registers.
Functions:
Pardoning

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