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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. |
| Related Records: | For more information, or to learn about related records, contact the Washington State Archives at (360) 586-1492, or email [email protected]. |
| 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: | According to the Washington State Constitution, "the supreme executive power of this state shall be vested in a governor, who shall hold his office for a term of four years, and until his successor is elected and qualified. The governor may require information in writing from the officers of the state upon any subject relating to the duties of their respective offices, and shall see that the laws are faithfully executed." |
| 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 |
