Letter from A.E. Van Moore to A.B. Moore. Petition from citizens of Blount County to A.B. Moore; January 19, 1860
Item
Identifier
Q135721_Q135722
Title
Letter from A.E. Van Moore to A.B. Moore. Petition from citizens of Blount County to A.B. Moore; January 19, 1860
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Type
text
Creator
A.E. Van Moore
Date
1860 January 19; 1860 July 21
Description
From the Alabama Department of Archives and History Governor A. B. Moore Collection. A letter from A.E. Van Moore to Governor Andrew B. Moore requesting a pardon for Sophia Grabbs. A petition from the citizens of Blount County to Governor Andrew B. Moore requesting pardon for Sophia Grabbs is attached to the letter. Moore's decision not to pardon Grabbs is attached to the petition.
Format
Petition
Language
English
Place
Blount County (Ala.)
Publisher
Alabama Department of Archives and History. (electronic version)
Contributor
Kate Wilson
Relation
Q135723
transcription
Montgomery Ala January 19^th^ 1860
To you A B Moore
Present
Sir
About two years ago Mrs Sophia Grabbs was convicted in Blount County for stealing a few pounds of bacon and some meal-in all amorality to only five or six dollars in value, <s>maj</s> may here taken from a dwelling house she was sentenced to three years imprisonment (the lowest time) and the Judge ([Calemau?]) and I <s>bom</s> promised to ask you to pardon her, I did write a letter and [incline?] it to her Attorney Cal Eamed asking you to hand on her and until this morning I thought she was pardoned. She has now served near two years, has two or three helpless children and was forced [mere?] from <s>hun</s> hunger to take the [prois-in than?] from a bad head. I do mean well your Excellency to pardon this poor woman, it would be an act of humility to do so.
S. S. I was present + prosecuted the above case
Very Respectfully
A E Van Moore Solicitory
4th Circuit
(turn over)
[page break]
We know the facts in the above case and Jon [Will?] Solicitor Vandone in saying <s>they</s> she should be released, I would meet with the unanimous commendation of the people of Blount. We know public sentiment in our county and sheriff from our knowledge of it.
Very Respectfully
Thomas W. Station
Senator Emoch Allonedge
Rep. [scribble] from Blount
A. M. Gibson Rep.
from Blount
The undersigned the committee on the Penitentiary, and who visited it in <s>yester</s> today, Jon in the above recommend her pardon and do most earnestly your Excellency will do so
Respectfully
S. K. M [Lpaddy?]
Dave H K Kove
T. J. Burnett
[Unknown]
Jonston [Unknown]
Leo Brewer
R. N. Walden
[page break]
Executive Department 21 July 1860
The [reason?] appearance by the [solector?]. Benesen Cabas from Blount county and the committee of the [leet?] Homes of the General [Afambly?] to [beset?] the penitentiary + [unit?] the balance of the team of [momesmmore?] of Sophia Grabbs who was convicted of larceny in the circuit court of Blount County and sentenced to three years imprisonment in the Penitentiary.
A. B. Moore
Governor [[Moore, Andrew Barry, 1803-1873|A. B. Moore]][[Grabbs, Sophia|Sophia Grabbs]][[Blount County(Ala.)|Blount Co.]][[Alabama|Alabama]][[Thieves|thief/ves]][[Pardon|pardoned]]
To you A B Moore
Present
Sir
About two years ago Mrs Sophia Grabbs was convicted in Blount County for stealing a few pounds of bacon and some meal-in all amorality to only five or six dollars in value, <s>maj</s> may here taken from a dwelling house she was sentenced to three years imprisonment (the lowest time) and the Judge ([Calemau?]) and I <s>bom</s> promised to ask you to pardon her, I did write a letter and [incline?] it to her Attorney Cal Eamed asking you to hand on her and until this morning I thought she was pardoned. She has now served near two years, has two or three helpless children and was forced [mere?] from <s>hun</s> hunger to take the [prois-in than?] from a bad head. I do mean well your Excellency to pardon this poor woman, it would be an act of humility to do so.
S. S. I was present + prosecuted the above case
Very Respectfully
A E Van Moore Solicitory
4th Circuit
(turn over)
[page break]
We know the facts in the above case and Jon [Will?] Solicitor Vandone in saying <s>they</s> she should be released, I would meet with the unanimous commendation of the people of Blount. We know public sentiment in our county and sheriff from our knowledge of it.
Very Respectfully
Thomas W. Station
Senator Emoch Allonedge
Rep. [scribble] from Blount
A. M. Gibson Rep.
from Blount
The undersigned the committee on the Penitentiary, and who visited it in <s>yester</s> today, Jon in the above recommend her pardon and do most earnestly your Excellency will do so
Respectfully
S. K. M [Lpaddy?]
Dave H K Kove
T. J. Burnett
[Unknown]
Jonston [Unknown]
Leo Brewer
R. N. Walden
[page break]
Executive Department 21 July 1860
The [reason?] appearance by the [solector?]. Benesen Cabas from Blount county and the committee of the [leet?] Homes of the General [Afambly?] to [beset?] the penitentiary + [unit?] the balance of the team of [momesmmore?] of Sophia Grabbs who was convicted of larceny in the circuit court of Blount County and sentenced to three years imprisonment in the Penitentiary.
A. B. Moore
Governor [[Moore, Andrew Barry, 1803-1873|A. B. Moore]][[Grabbs, Sophia|Sophia Grabbs]][[Blount County(Ala.)|Blount Co.]][[Alabama|Alabama]][[Thieves|thief/ves]][[Pardon|pardoned]]
Subject
Moore, Andrew B. (Andrew Barry), 1807-1873.; Alabama--History--19th Century.; Crime--Alabama--History.; Petitions; Crime--Alabama--History. ; Governors--Alabama--1860-1870