Petition from citizens of Talladega County to Governor A.B. Moore; August 25, 1860
Item
Identifier
Q135719_Q135720
Title
Petition from citizens of Talladega County to Governor A.B. Moore; August 25, 1860
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Type
text
Creator
Reuben J. Goode
Date
1860 August
Description
From the Alabama Department of Archives and History Governor A. B. Moore Collection. A petition from the citizens of Macon County to Governor Andrew B. Moore requesting executive clemency for Garden. J.J. Woodward's support for the plea for executive clemency attached to the petition.
Format
Petition
Language
English
Place
Talladega County (Ala.)
Publisher
Alabama Department of Archives and History. (electronic version)
Contributor
Kate Wilson
transcription
The State of Alabama
Talladega County
To his Excellency A. B. Moore
Gov of the State of Alabama
Your Petitioner Reuben J. Goode a citizen of said County respectfully shareth unto your Excellency that some time the year of 185[torn off] your Petitioner became the executive of one [torn off] Garden for his appearance at Court, said Garden having been previously indicted in said court for a misdemeanor. That your Petitioner in discharge of his undertaking sent said Garden to the trial [leave?] of said in-dictment + is informed + believes that said Garden was present when said case was called for trial, but from ignorance fault to answer when called. That said circuit court [endured?] a judt<u>[niei?]</u> upon said undertaking that [suufacia?] [an y?] [puud?] upon said judt[niei?] the fall term of said Court said [judt?] was made absolute -Your Petitioner further show that said Garden [opposed?] in answer To said indict-ment at -every tum after said for future was taken and that at the last term of said Circuit Court said mistreatment was [nol profect?] -The conservation of the forgoing fact -your Peti-tioner praise your Excellency to enact said five of two hundred dollar in as much as his [co-executive?] on Joseph Stomaphin + the said Asa Garden are wholly in solvent and your Petitioners will ever pray [rd?]
25th Aug 1860 Reuben J Goode
To A. B. Moore Gov [Al?]
The undersigned Clerk of the Circuit Court. Certify that the facts [sit-aut-in?] the petition of R. J. Goode are true and I would respectfully commend him to your Executive Clemen-cy respectfully yours to
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I presume the facts are as stated in the petition, and have no doubt that Gardens ignorance (for he is very ignorant) was the reason of the forfeiture and of the final judgement. Mr Goode is one of the honest yesmen of the country, + would not have connived at Gardens evasion of punishment for any violationof law. He was indicted for trading with a slave: The indict=ment was not proper at the last term. I think tis’ a proper case for Executive Clemency
J. J. Woodward
late solicitor
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Petition of Robt Goode + [Solicitor?] Woodward
Talladega
Governor [[Moore, Andrew Barry, 1803-1873|A. B. Moore]][[Woodward, J. J.|J. J. Woodward]][[Unknown, Garden|Garden Unknown]][[Talladega County(Ala.)|Talladega Co.]][[Alabama|Alabama]][[Fugitives from justice|fugitive]][[Enslaved people|slave/s]][[Trial|tried]]
Talladega County
To his Excellency A. B. Moore
Gov of the State of Alabama
Your Petitioner Reuben J. Goode a citizen of said County respectfully shareth unto your Excellency that some time the year of 185[torn off] your Petitioner became the executive of one [torn off] Garden for his appearance at Court, said Garden having been previously indicted in said court for a misdemeanor. That your Petitioner in discharge of his undertaking sent said Garden to the trial [leave?] of said in-dictment + is informed + believes that said Garden was present when said case was called for trial, but from ignorance fault to answer when called. That said circuit court [endured?] a judt<u>[niei?]</u> upon said undertaking that [suufacia?] [an y?] [puud?] upon said judt[niei?] the fall term of said Court said [judt?] was made absolute -Your Petitioner further show that said Garden [opposed?] in answer To said indict-ment at -every tum after said for future was taken and that at the last term of said Circuit Court said mistreatment was [nol profect?] -The conservation of the forgoing fact -your Peti-tioner praise your Excellency to enact said five of two hundred dollar in as much as his [co-executive?] on Joseph Stomaphin + the said Asa Garden are wholly in solvent and your Petitioners will ever pray [rd?]
25th Aug 1860 Reuben J Goode
To A. B. Moore Gov [Al?]
The undersigned Clerk of the Circuit Court. Certify that the facts [sit-aut-in?] the petition of R. J. Goode are true and I would respectfully commend him to your Executive Clemen-cy respectfully yours to
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I presume the facts are as stated in the petition, and have no doubt that Gardens ignorance (for he is very ignorant) was the reason of the forfeiture and of the final judgement. Mr Goode is one of the honest yesmen of the country, + would not have connived at Gardens evasion of punishment for any violationof law. He was indicted for trading with a slave: The indict=ment was not proper at the last term. I think tis’ a proper case for Executive Clemency
J. J. Woodward
late solicitor
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Petition of Robt Goode + [Solicitor?] Woodward
Talladega
Governor [[Moore, Andrew Barry, 1803-1873|A. B. Moore]][[Woodward, J. J.|J. J. Woodward]][[Unknown, Garden|Garden Unknown]][[Talladega County(Ala.)|Talladega Co.]][[Alabama|Alabama]][[Fugitives from justice|fugitive]][[Enslaved people|slave/s]][[Trial|tried]]
Subject
Moore, Andrew B. (Andrew Barry), 1807-1873.; Alabama--History--19th Century.; Crime--Alabama--History.; Petitions; Crime--Alabama--History. ; Governors--Alabama--1860-1870