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Petition to the President of the United States for executive clemency on behalf of the five condemned soldiers of the twenty-fourth infantry.

Title	Petition to the President of the United States for executive clemency on behalf of the five condemned soldiers of the twenty-fourth infantry.
Creator	United States. War Dept. Office of the Judge Advocate General.
Publisher	[Washington, D.C. : United States War Dept.], 1917-1918.
Date	1919-02-13
Description	Petition sent by Giles B. Jackson, and attorney from Richmond, Virginia asking for clemency on behalf of five men condemned to be hanged.
Subject	African American soldiers; Camp Logan Tex. -- History; Houston Tex. -- race relations; Courts martial and courts of inquiry; Military Offenses; Trials Military offenses; United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 24th;
Type	Correspondence, clemency
Format	30 pp.
Identifier	petition to POTUS for clemency on behalf of soliders from Giles Jackson Feb 3 1918.pdf
Source	Original records found in Record Groups 153 and 393, Modern Military Records Branch, Textual Archives Services Division, National Archives Services Division, National Archives and Records Administration, College Park, Maryland. This digital reproduction is found on reel 14 images 155-184.
Rights	User assumes all responsibility for obtaining the necessary permission to publish including in digital format from the copyright holder.

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