DS as president, one page both sides, 9 x 13.5, June 16, 1943. Warrant for a presidential pardon, in part: “Whereas Theodore A. Flaig pleaded guilty in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri to sending an extortion letter through the United States Mails…and whereas…Flaig has for a period of over eight years been conducting himself in a law-abiding manner…I, Franklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United States of America…do hereby grant unto the said Theodore A. Flaig a full and unconditional pardon for the purpose of restoring his civil rights.” Signed at the conclusion by President Roosevelt and countersigned by Attorney General Francis B. Biddle. The red seal affixed at the bottom remains intact. In very good condition, with heavy soiling to the signed side of the document. Accompanied by the Department of Justice cover letter transmitting the pardon to Mr. Flaig and a letter from the department acknowledging a thank-you note from Flaig to the president. Pre-certified PSA/DNA.
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