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Franklin D. Roosevelt Pardon Signed ...
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Description
Franklin D. Roosevelt Pardon Signed "Franklin D Roosevelt." Two pages, front and back, 9" x 13.5", Washington, D.C.; February 20, 1944. Countersigned by Francis Biddle as Attorney General. With an embossed red Department of Justice seal affixed to the left of Roosevelt's bold signature. John Frank Basket was convicted in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri of a violation of the National Prohibition Act on April 6, 1931 and was sentenced to six months imprisonment and to pay a fine of $500.00. Basket served his six months, but because of his inability to pay the fine, he served an additional 30 days. Roosevelt's pardon states in part, "grant unto the said John Frank Basket a full and unconditional pardon for the purpose of restoring his civil rights." The pardon is accompanied by various documents, a small black and white photograph of Basket, and photocopies from John F. Basket's service in the U.S. Army. Basket worked as a medical non-commissioned officer in a general hospital, served in the European Theater, and was honorably discharged on November 13, 1945.The 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution (ratified 1919, effective 1920) prohibited the manufacture, sale, transport, import, or export of alcoholic beverages. The National Prohibition Act, commonly called the Volstead Act for Rep. Andrew Volstead who introduced it, was passed in 1919 to enforce the 18th Amendment. Among its provisions were penalties for violation of the amendment. In 1932, presidential candidate Roosevelt had promise to work for the repeal of prohibition and on December 5, 1933, nine months after his inauguration, the 21st Amendment, repealing the 18th Amendment, became part of the U.S. Constitution. Francis Biddle had become Attorney General on August 26, 1941, succeeding Robert Jackson who had been appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court. Biddle later served as the primary U.S. judge at the Nuremberg Trials after World War II.
Condition: Flattened folds, with minor soiling and dampstaining on the right edge on verso. Transference staining from the seal where the document was folded. Else good.
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2019 October 26 Historical Manuscripts Featuring the Bret J. Formichi American Civil War Rarities Collection - Dallas #6216 (go to Auction Home page)
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