Letter from William S. Mudd to Andrew B. Moore; February 22, 1859
Item
Identifier
Q134458
Title
Letter from William S. Mudd to Andrew B. Moore; February 22, 1859
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Type
text
Creator
Mudd, W. S. (William Swearingen), 1816-1884.
Date
1859 February 22
Description
From the Alabama Department of Archives and History Governor A. B. Moore Collection. Letter from William S. Mudd to Andrew B. Moore stating that Mudd had already written a letter on behalf of George Russell which was to be forwarded to the governor by B. T. Pope.
Format
Letter
Language
English
Place
Elyton (Birmingham, Ala.)
Publisher
Alabama Department of Archives and History. (electronic version)
Contributor
Margaret Schultz
Relation
Q134447_Q134448-Q134459_Q134462
transcription
Dear Sir
I have already written to you a letter, recommending a [[Commuting--Law and legislation|commuta=tion]] of the punishment of [[Russell, George|George Russell]] convicted at the last term <s>of the last term</s> of the [[Circuit courts|circt. Court]] of [[Blount County (Ala.)|Blount C<sup>o</sup>]] for [[Murder|murder]] & [[Sentences (Criminal procedure)|sentenced]] to be [[Hanging|hung]]. This letter I have sent to [Col.?] [[Pope, B. T.|Pope]], the [[Lawyers|counsel]] for the defendant, to be forwarded to you in the week the case should be affirmed by the [[Alabama. Supreme Court|Supreme Court]]. In that letter, I have fully stated the facts & circumstances of the hom=icide, & my reasons for the reccom=mendation I have made. You will no doubt have no<sup>d</sup> it in this letter [reaches?] you, & to it I beg leave to refer you, in the wish, that the [affirmation?] of the judgt., shall make it necessary for you to do so.
Very Rescpectully
[[Mudd, W. S. (William Swearingen), 1816-1884|W<sup><u>m</u></sup> S <u>Mudd</u>]]
His Exellency
Gov. [[Moore, Andrew B. (Andrew Barry), 1807-1873|A B Moore]]
[[Montgomery (Ala.)|Montgomery]]
I have already written to you a letter, recommending a [[Commuting--Law and legislation|commuta=tion]] of the punishment of [[Russell, George|George Russell]] convicted at the last term <s>of the last term</s> of the [[Circuit courts|circt. Court]] of [[Blount County (Ala.)|Blount C<sup>o</sup>]] for [[Murder|murder]] & [[Sentences (Criminal procedure)|sentenced]] to be [[Hanging|hung]]. This letter I have sent to [Col.?] [[Pope, B. T.|Pope]], the [[Lawyers|counsel]] for the defendant, to be forwarded to you in the week the case should be affirmed by the [[Alabama. Supreme Court|Supreme Court]]. In that letter, I have fully stated the facts & circumstances of the hom=icide, & my reasons for the reccom=mendation I have made. You will no doubt have no<sup>d</sup> it in this letter [reaches?] you, & to it I beg leave to refer you, in the wish, that the [affirmation?] of the judgt., shall make it necessary for you to do so.
Very Rescpectully
[[Mudd, W. S. (William Swearingen), 1816-1884|W<sup><u>m</u></sup> S <u>Mudd</u>]]
His Exellency
Gov. [[Moore, Andrew B. (Andrew Barry), 1807-1873|A B Moore]]
[[Montgomery (Ala.)|Montgomery]]
Subject
Moore, Andrew B. (Andrew Barry), 1807-1873. Capital punishment--Alabama. Murder--Alabama.
Alabama--History--19th Century.
Alabama--History--19th Century.