David Bradford's Pardon

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Pardon John Adams. President of the United States of America.
To all persons to whom these presents shall come, Greetings.
Whereas David Bradford, late of the county of Washington in the
State of Pennsylvania, attorney at law, has in his petition
declared his contrition, and sincere repentance of all his errors
and misdeeds in relation to the late insurrection in the western
parts of the State aforesaid, committed or done against the United
States of America, and has implored a pardon for the same, and
whereas the sufferings of the said David Bradford an exile in a
foreign land, and separated from his wife, his children and his
former friends, during the space of more than four years, have
already been great, and whereas the restoration of peace, order
and submission to the laws in the said Western parts of the said
State render it necessary to make examples of those who may have
been criminal, the principal and of heinous punishment being the
reformation of offenders and the prevention of crimes in others, for
these and other good cause, I--John Adams, President of the United
States of America, have granted, and by these presents do grant
unto the said David Bradford a full, free, absolute and intire
pardon for all treasons, suspicions of treasons, felons,
misdemeanors and other crimes and offences by him committed or
done against the United States, in relation to the Insurrection
aforesaid hereby remitting and releasing all pains, and penulties
by him incurred by reason of the promises.
In Testemony whereof. I have hereto
set my hand and caused the Seal of the United
States to be affixed this ninth day of March,
in the year of our Lord one thou. and seven
hundred and ninety-nine, and in the
Twenty-third year of the Independence
of the said United States
John Adams,
By the President,
Timothy Bickering,
Secretary of State.