Missing Presidential Pardons of John Tyler

10th President of the United States, 1841-1845

The following pardons were stolen from the National Archives-Philadelphia by  Shawn Aubitz in 2002. They were signed by the President of the United States, then docketed and filed by a U.S. District Court in the mid-Atlantic Region.  These are not the Presidential Authority to the Secretary of State to Affix the Seal to a Warrant for Pardon.

Pardoned: Solomon Buckman on December 24, 1844

Filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Buckman was convicted on his own confession of robbing the United States mail. Signed by President John Tyler and Secretary of State J.C. Calhoun.

Pardoned: Frederick S. Fisher on July 10, 1841

Filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Fisher was convicted of opening a letter and abstracting from it a five dollar note while he was engaged as a letter carrier at the Philadelphia Post Office. Signed by President John Tyler and Daniel Webster.

Pardoned: Adam Hewing on November 16, 1842

Filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Hewing was convicted of passing counterfeit coin. Signed by President John Tyler and Secretary of State Daniel Webster.

Pardoned: Alexander William Holmes on November 1, 1842

Filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Holmes was convicted of manslaughter on the high seas. Signed by President John Tyler and Secretary of State Daniel Webster.

Pardoned: William and Abraham Kromer on January 24, 1842

Filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Kromer and Kromer served their full sentences and were being retained for the costs of the prosecution. They were found unable to pay. Signed by President John Tyler and Secretary of State Daniel Webster.

Pardoned: Stewart Law on November 8, 1842

Filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Law was convicted of resisting and impeding an inspector while in the execution of his duty. Signed by President John Tyler and Secretary of State Daniel Webster.

Pardoned: James Stewart and Nathan Adams (alias Ebenezer Lewis and Nathan Palmer Lewis) on July 1, 1842

Filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Stewart and Adams were convicted at the same time for making and having in their possession a metallic plate for forging notes and also having in their possession a forged bank note of the Bank of the United States. Signed by President John Tyler and Secretary of State Daniel Webster.