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Arkansas Governor Jeff Davis encloses letters addressed to Judge Elmer B. Adams, whose assistance Davis needs in acquiring a pardon. Davis contacted President Roosevelt about the pardon before speaking with Judge Adams, this upset Adams, incurring the wrath of the judge, who refuses to consider the pardon.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-05-05
Jeff Davis, governor of Arkansas, is seeking a pardon from President Roosevelt for Sam Seelig, who pled guilty to embezzling $25 from the Post Office Department. Seelig is in the midst of a five-year sentence, and his wife is reliant upon charity. Although Davis does not personally know him, Seelig is a relative of Davis’ personal secretary, and it is apparent that a previous meeting with Roosevelt regarding this matter was less than encouraging.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-04-24
Arkansas Governor Jeff Davis believes Sam Seelig should be pardoned. Seelig had been convicted of stealing $25 from the Post Office in Missouri. Davis believes that Seelig did not steal quite so large an amount and should be pardoned.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-04-25
With the help of Arkansas Congressman Thomas C. McRae, governor of Arkansas Jeff Davis has finished submitting a pardon request for Sam Seelig. Davis appealed directly to Roosevelt, but McRae told him afterward that he should have submitted the request to Pardon Attorney Easby (James S. Easby-Smith). Davis goes on to say that as a Democrat he opposes President Roosevelt, but he believes Roosevelt will be renominated and reelected.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-04-25
James S. Easby-Smith provides details for the conviction and imprisonment of Samuel Seelig. He points out that no request for a pardon had been released as of the date of the letter.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-04-25
Governor Davis states that the recipient may call upon him at any time for advice on the matter of Samuel Seelig, a prisoner in the Missouri Penitentiary, and his pardon.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-05-05