Letter from William S. Mudd to B. T. Pope; February 19, 1859
Item
Identifier
Q134457
Title
Letter from William S. Mudd to B. T. Pope; February 19, 1859
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Type
text
Creator
Mudd, W. S. (William Swearingen), 1816-1884.
Date
1859 February 19
Description
From the Alabama Department of Archives and History Governor A. B. Moore Collection. Letter from William S. Mudd to B. T. Pope requesting modification of a sentence in a previous letter which Pope was to forward to the governor. The letter to be edited was petition on behalf of George Russell.
Format
Letter
Language
English
Publisher
Alabama Department of Archives and History. (electronic version)
Contributor
Margaret Schultz
Relation
Q134447_Q134448-Q134459_Q134462
transcription
[[Elyton (Birmingham, Ala.)|Elyton]] Feby 19/59
[Cecl.?] [[Pope, B. T.|B T Pope]]
Dear Sir
In looking over the copy of the letter I addressed to the [[Moore, Andrew B. (Andrew Barry), 1807-1873|Govr.]] in behalf of [[Russell, George|Russell]] I find a sentence which I think needs modification. I allude to the sentence towards the close of my letter which begins “Indeed I think I may safely [&c?]” I wish it to read thus “Indeed I think I may that to his bad character & these reports is in a great degree to be attributed that part of the verdict which affixed the [[Capital punishment|penalty of death]]”
As the sentence now stands ^some injustice^ <u>might</u> <u>seem</u> to be done to the [[Jury|jury]] who [[Trial|tried]] the case. If you have sent my letter to the Govr., you will please send this also as I am anxious that nothing should be stated by me that would <u>even</u> <u>seem</u> <u>to</u> <u>do</u> <u>the</u> <u>least</u> <u>injustice</u> to any body.
Yours truly
[[Mudd, W. S. (William Swearingen), 1816-1884|W<sup>m</sup> S <u>Mudd</u>]]
[Cecl.?] [[Pope, B. T.|B T Pope]]
Dear Sir
In looking over the copy of the letter I addressed to the [[Moore, Andrew B. (Andrew Barry), 1807-1873|Govr.]] in behalf of [[Russell, George|Russell]] I find a sentence which I think needs modification. I allude to the sentence towards the close of my letter which begins “Indeed I think I may safely [&c?]” I wish it to read thus “Indeed I think I may that to his bad character & these reports is in a great degree to be attributed that part of the verdict which affixed the [[Capital punishment|penalty of death]]”
As the sentence now stands ^some injustice^ <u>might</u> <u>seem</u> to be done to the [[Jury|jury]] who [[Trial|tried]] the case. If you have sent my letter to the Govr., you will please send this also as I am anxious that nothing should be stated by me that would <u>even</u> <u>seem</u> <u>to</u> <u>do</u> <u>the</u> <u>least</u> <u>injustice</u> to any body.
Yours truly
[[Mudd, W. S. (William Swearingen), 1816-1884|W<sup>m</sup> S <u>Mudd</u>]]
Subject
Moore, Andrew B. (Andrew Barry), 1807-1873. Capital punishment--Alabama. Murder--Alabama.
Alabama--History--19th Century.
Alabama--History--19th Century.