Lee, James H.

James H. Lee plead guilty to the charge of grand larceny during the 1855 term of the Sangamon County Circuit Court for the theft of $26. He was sentenced to one year in the Illinois State Penitentiary and fined the costs of prosecution but was pardoned by Governor Joel A. Matteson in 1856 due to a petition signed by several prominent Springfield residents, including Abraham Lincoln.

Order, Document ID: 130479, Lincoln, Herndon, et al. petitioned for pardon of Lee, Martha L. Benner and Cullom Davis et al., eds., The Law Practice of Abraham Lincoln: Complete Documentary Edition, 2d edition (Springfield: Illinois Historic Preservation Agency, 2009), http://www.lawpracticeofabrahamlincoln.org/Details.aspx?case=141547; Illinois Department of Corrections & Predecessor Agencies, Register of Illinois Prison Records, Illinois State Prison (Joliet), 4:150.