Petitions for pardon, 1939-1957.

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Petitions for pardon, 1939-1957.

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Between 1939 and 1961 the Parole Board, known in this capacity as the Advisory Board of Pardons, was required to file certified copies of petitions and other documents relating to pardons with the state secretary's office to be kept as a permanent record (St 1939, c 479; St 1961, c 467, s 1). Petitions for pardon contain certified copies of petitions, statements and signatures appended to petitions, and all written recommendations submitted to the governor by the Dept. of Corrections, the attorney general, and the district attorney in whose jurisdiction sentence was passed. For a listing of related series see: Massachusetts. Office of the Secretary of State. Records of commissions, proclamations, pardons, and other official documents, 1713-1945 (bulk 1747-1936) ((M-Ar)161X)

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