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| Record Creator: | Governor, Office of the |
| Description: | These index records include information for 1,918 individuals who applied for Governor’s pardons between 1889 and 1917. Indexing includes name, pardon number, alias, and dates of documentation. Pardon numbers are not unique.
For the best search results, search by name, last name, first name, or last initial. The original pardon files that correspond to this index contain pardon documents, correspondence, prison records, prisoner's statements, photos, and other related documents. These Governor's Pardons originally resided with the Pardon and Parole Board at the Washington State Reformatory and Penitentiary. Eventually, these were taken in by the Governor’s Office, and then transferred to the Washington State Archives in the normal course of records management. Learn about the documentation of Institution in Washington and what information is found in the various record types by selecting the tab that says "About this Collection"here. |
| Related Records: | For more information, or to learn about related records, contact the Washington State Archives at (360) 586-1492, or email research@sos.wa.gov. |
| Access Restriction Notes: | These records are open for research. |
| Sources of Transfer | State Government Archives |
| Notes | Indexed by Heather Pejrano, Washington State Archives. |
| Agency History: | The Office of the Governor of Washington State was established on March 17, 1853 when Isaac I. Stevens was appointed territorial governor. During the territorial period, governors were appointed by the President and reported to the U.S. Department of State and later the Department of Interior. Following Washington's admission to the Union on November 11, 1889, the governor became an elected position chosen by qualified electors for a four-year term. Elisha P. Ferry became the first state governor on November 18, 1889. The Washington State Constitution establishes the governor as the state's chief executive officer, vested with supreme executive authority and charged with faithful execution of state laws. |
| Preferred Citation: | [Identification of item], Governor's Office, Pardon Case Files, 1889-1917, Washington State Archives, Digital Archives, http://digitalarchives.wa.gov, [date accessed]. |
| Record Count: | 1,918 |
