Pardon of Those Guilty of Treasonous Offenses
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Printed or published document
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Pardon of Those Guilty of Treasonous Offenses
Description
Governor Henry Lee of Virginia declares that the residents of the Counties of Washington, Allegheny, Westmoreland, and Fayette in the State of Pennsylvania, and Ohio County in the State of Virginia, are pardoned for treasonous offenses committed during the recent Whiskey Rebellion. Included in the Proclamation is a list of men whose atrocities make it necessary to subject them to the normal judicial procedures and who are therefore excepted from this pardon.
year created
1794
month created
11
day created
29
author
sent from location
Elizabeth Town
recipient
in collection
in image
notable person/group
Henry Lee
Benjamin Parkinson
Arthur Gardner
John Holcroft
Daniel Hamilton
Thomas Lapsley
William Miller
G.K. Taylor
aid-de-camp
Edward Cook
Edward Wright
Richard Holcroft
David Bradford
John Mitchell
Alexander Fulton
Thomas Spiers
William Bradford
George Parker
William Hanna
Edward Magner
Thomas Hughes
David Lock
Ebenezer Gallagher
Peter Lyle
John Shields
William Hay
William McElhenny
Thomas Patton
Patrick Jack
Stephenson Jack
Andrew Hilands
William Sutherland
Robert Stephenson
William McKinley
John Moore
John McCormick
militia
notable location
Elizabethtown
Virginia
Pennsylvania
notable item/thing
Whiskey Rebellion
document number
1794112990001
page start
1
number of pages
1
transcription
By HENRY LEE, Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia, Major General therein, and Commander in Chief of the Militia Army in the Service of the United States.
A PROCLAMATION.
By virtue of the powers and authority in me vested, by the President of the United States, and in obedience to his benign intentions, therewith communicated, I do, by this my Proclamation, declare and make known to all concerned, that a full, free, and entire pardon, (excepting and providing as hereafter mentioned)is hereby granted to all persons resident with the counties of Washington, Allegheny, Westmoreland, and Fayette, in the State of Pennsylania, and in the county of Ohio, in the State of Virginia, guilty of Treason, or Misprison of Treason against the United States, or otherwise directly or indirectly engaged in the wicked and unhappy tumults and disturbances lately existing in those counties; excepting nevertheless from the benefit and effect of this pardon all persons charged with the commission of offences against the United States, and now actually in custody, or held by recognizance to appear and answer for such offences at any judicial court or courts; excepting also all persons avoiding fair trial by abandonment of their homes; and excepting moreover the following persons, the attrocity of whose conduct renders it proper to mark them by name for the purpose of subjecting them, with all possible certainty, to the regular course of judicial proceedings, and whom all officers, civil and military, are required to endeavor to apprehend, or cause to be apprehended and brought to justice, to wit. BENJAMIN PARKINSON, ARTHUR GARDNER, JOHN HOLCROFT, DANIEL HAMILTON, THOMAS LAPSLEY, WILLIAM MILLER, EDWARD COOK, EDWARD WRIGHT, RICHARD HOLCROFT, DAVID BRADFORD, JOHN MITCHELL, ALEXANDER FULTON, THOMAS SPIERS, WILLIAM BRADFORD, GEORGE PARKER, WILLIAM HANNA, EDWARD MAGNER, Junior, THOMAS HUGHES, DAVID LOCK, EBENEZER GALLAGHER, PETER LYLE, JOHN SHIELDS, WILLIAM HAY, WILLIAM M'ELHENNY, THOMAS PATTON, PATRICK JACK, STEPHENSON JACK, and ANDREW HILANDS, of the State of Pennsylvania, and WILLIAM SUTHERLAND, ROBERT STEPHENSON, WILLIAM M'KINLEY, JOHN MOORE, and JOHN M'CORMICK, of Ohio county, in the State of Virginia.
Provided, That no person who shall hereafter wilfully obstruct, or attempt of obstruct the execution of any of the laws of the United States, or be in any wise aiding or abetting therein, shall be entitled to any benefit or advantage of the pardon herein before granted: And provided also. That nothing herein contained, shall extend, or be construed to extend to the remission or mitigation of any forfeiture of any penalty incurred by reason of infractions of, or obstructions to, the laws of the United States for collecting a revenue upon distilled Spirits and Stills.
GIVEN under my hand, at Head-Quarters, in Elizabeth Town, this twenty ninth day of November, 1794.
HENRY LEE.
By order of the Commander in Chief.
G. K. TAYLOR, Aid de Camp.
A PROCLAMATION.
By virtue of the powers and authority in me vested, by the President of the United States, and in obedience to his benign intentions, therewith communicated, I do, by this my Proclamation, declare and make known to all concerned, that a full, free, and entire pardon, (excepting and providing as hereafter mentioned)is hereby granted to all persons resident with the counties of Washington, Allegheny, Westmoreland, and Fayette, in the State of Pennsylania, and in the county of Ohio, in the State of Virginia, guilty of Treason, or Misprison of Treason against the United States, or otherwise directly or indirectly engaged in the wicked and unhappy tumults and disturbances lately existing in those counties; excepting nevertheless from the benefit and effect of this pardon all persons charged with the commission of offences against the United States, and now actually in custody, or held by recognizance to appear and answer for such offences at any judicial court or courts; excepting also all persons avoiding fair trial by abandonment of their homes; and excepting moreover the following persons, the attrocity of whose conduct renders it proper to mark them by name for the purpose of subjecting them, with all possible certainty, to the regular course of judicial proceedings, and whom all officers, civil and military, are required to endeavor to apprehend, or cause to be apprehended and brought to justice, to wit. BENJAMIN PARKINSON, ARTHUR GARDNER, JOHN HOLCROFT, DANIEL HAMILTON, THOMAS LAPSLEY, WILLIAM MILLER, EDWARD COOK, EDWARD WRIGHT, RICHARD HOLCROFT, DAVID BRADFORD, JOHN MITCHELL, ALEXANDER FULTON, THOMAS SPIERS, WILLIAM BRADFORD, GEORGE PARKER, WILLIAM HANNA, EDWARD MAGNER, Junior, THOMAS HUGHES, DAVID LOCK, EBENEZER GALLAGHER, PETER LYLE, JOHN SHIELDS, WILLIAM HAY, WILLIAM M'ELHENNY, THOMAS PATTON, PATRICK JACK, STEPHENSON JACK, and ANDREW HILANDS, of the State of Pennsylvania, and WILLIAM SUTHERLAND, ROBERT STEPHENSON, WILLIAM M'KINLEY, JOHN MOORE, and JOHN M'CORMICK, of Ohio county, in the State of Virginia.
Provided, That no person who shall hereafter wilfully obstruct, or attempt of obstruct the execution of any of the laws of the United States, or be in any wise aiding or abetting therein, shall be entitled to any benefit or advantage of the pardon herein before granted: And provided also. That nothing herein contained, shall extend, or be construed to extend to the remission or mitigation of any forfeiture of any penalty incurred by reason of infractions of, or obstructions to, the laws of the United States for collecting a revenue upon distilled Spirits and Stills.
GIVEN under my hand, at Head-Quarters, in Elizabeth Town, this twenty ninth day of November, 1794.
HENRY LEE.
By order of the Commander in Chief.
G. K. TAYLOR, Aid de Camp.
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| [view document] (1 pages) | LAA03 (1 pages) | Collection: Papers of James W. Singleton. | B:23, F:16 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
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| Author | Henry Lee | Elizabeth Town | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Unknown Recipient | [unknown] | [n/a] |