AGENCY: Lieutenant Governor

SERIES: 329
TITLE: Pardons granted record books
DATES: i 1880-1921.
ARRANGEMENT: Chronological by the date granted.

DESCRIPTION: The territorial governor had the power to grant pardons to individuals convicted of crimes. The pardons were recorded by the territorial secretary; beginning in 1880 The secretary continued to use the registers even after the Board of Pardons assumed responsibility for granting pardons in 1896. Each entry includes the name of the person pardoned, the court in which the case was originally tried, the type of crime committed, the term of sentence, and usually a short explanation of the reasons for granting the pardon.

From 1880-1885 pardons for good behavior in prison were apparently recorded in a separate volume.__The third register began in 1896 and is identified as a Board of Pardons record book.

RETENTION

DISPOSITION

RETENTION AND DISPOSITION AUTHORIZATION

These records are in Archives' permanent custody.

FORMAT MANAGEMENT

Paper: Retain in State Archives permanently with authority to weed.

Microfilm duplicate: Retain in State Archives permanently with authority to weed.

APPRAISAL

Historical

These registers document the actions of the governor with respect to his power to grant pardons. The records have research value.

PRIMARY DESIGNATION

Public

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