A letter from N.A. Watts to A.B. Moore; July 20, 1860
Item
Identifier
Q135716_Q135717
Title
A letter from N.A. Watts to A.B. Moore; July 20, 1860
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Type
text
Creator
N.A. Watts
Date
1860 July 20
Description
From the Alabama Department of Archives and History Governor A. B. Moore Collection. A letter from N.A. Watts to Governor Andrew B. Moore supporting the petition for Randoph L. Gray release from the penitentiary.
Format
Letter
Language
English
Place
Montgomery County (Ala.)
Publisher
Alabama Department of Archives and History. (electronic version)
Contributor
Kate Wilson
Relation
Q135712_Q135713 ; Q135715 ; Q135718 ; Q135714
transcription
Montgomery Ala. July 20th 1860.
To His Excellency Gov. A B Moore,
Dear sir:
Accompanying this you will find certificate of [Jr. Morm?] physician to this Penitentiary, + also a petition signed by [Eleanu?] of this person who tried Randolph Gray, as also by a layr number of citizens. I defended this case, and remember that this testimony was of conflicting character. His deft was a meek youth scared 18 year old at the time of the unfortunate difficulty. This killing took place in a [rowdy?] house + this testimony on which he was convicted come [from?] rich house. His deft was confined in jail about three years before his trial, he being poor [tak-ing?] poor relations could not give any bail. He has none [beu?] in the penitentiary over two years. [Re;?] sentence was five years. I think his case is a <u>fit</u> one for the interpretation of Executive clemency. In what the physician says, look at the time he has already been in prison - over seven years. I have not in this case the ordinary feeling of a criminal who has red a fee for his devices - His [family?] man was poor, unable to [euflay?] [ceunnl?] but [jisand?] my devices the case feels granted - these received no fee.
Respectfully,
N. A. Watts
Governor [[Moore, Andrew Barry, 1803-1873|A. B. Moore]][[Gray, Randolph L.|Randolph L. Gray]][[Montgomery County(Ala.)|Montgomery Co.]][[Alabama|Alabama]][[Impoverished people|poor man/woman]][[Jails|jail/s]][[Trial|tried]
To His Excellency Gov. A B Moore,
Dear sir:
Accompanying this you will find certificate of [Jr. Morm?] physician to this Penitentiary, + also a petition signed by [Eleanu?] of this person who tried Randolph Gray, as also by a layr number of citizens. I defended this case, and remember that this testimony was of conflicting character. His deft was a meek youth scared 18 year old at the time of the unfortunate difficulty. This killing took place in a [rowdy?] house + this testimony on which he was convicted come [from?] rich house. His deft was confined in jail about three years before his trial, he being poor [tak-ing?] poor relations could not give any bail. He has none [beu?] in the penitentiary over two years. [Re;?] sentence was five years. I think his case is a <u>fit</u> one for the interpretation of Executive clemency. In what the physician says, look at the time he has already been in prison - over seven years. I have not in this case the ordinary feeling of a criminal who has red a fee for his devices - His [family?] man was poor, unable to [euflay?] [ceunnl?] but [jisand?] my devices the case feels granted - these received no fee.
Respectfully,
N. A. Watts
Governor [[Moore, Andrew Barry, 1803-1873|A. B. Moore]][[Gray, Randolph L.|Randolph L. Gray]][[Montgomery County(Ala.)|Montgomery Co.]][[Alabama|Alabama]][[Impoverished people|poor man/woman]][[Jails|jail/s]][[Trial|tried]
Subject
Moore, Andrew B. (Andrew Barry), 1807-1873.; Alabama--History--19th Century.; Crime--Alabama--History. ; Governors--Alabama--1860-1870