Petition from citizens of Mobile County to A.B. Moore; October 23, 1860

Item

Identifier

Q135727_Q135728

Title

Petition from citizens of Mobile County to A.B. Moore; October 23, 1860

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Type

text

Creator

Mrs. Williams

Date

1860 October 23

Description

From the Alabama Department of Archives and History Governor A. B. Moore Collection. A petition from the citizens of Mobile County to Governor Andrew B. Moore requesting the pardon of Henrie Goursaud.

Format

Petition

Language

English

Place

Mobile County (Ala.)

Publisher

Alabama Department of Archives and History. (electronic version)

Contributor

Kate Wilson

transcription

Alabama, Penitentiary
Wetumpke Oct 23 1860
Hen A. B. Moore,
Henrie [Goursaud?] a convict in this [micn?] was received the 6th day of March 1857 from Mobile County made sentence of five years for the offense of Burglary. His conduct [sevice?] he was impris-oned has been unexceptionably exemplary save in the instance in May 1858 he was guilty of quarrel-ling with a fallen convict + punishing by cell confinement for 13 days.
Yrs Respe
Mrs. Williams
[Juspeclor?]

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Henry [Goursaud?]
Petition

Governor [[Moore, Andrew Barry, 1803-1873|A. B. Moore]]2.[[Goursaud?, Henrie|Henrie Goursaud?]]3.[[Wetumpke(Ala.)|Wetumpke]], [[Mobile County(Ala.)|Mobile Co.]], [[Alabama|Alabama]]4.[[Convicted|conviction]]5.[[Thieves|thief/ves]]6.[[Robbery|stole]]7.[[Prisoners|prisoner/s]]8.[[Jury|jury]]9.[[Jails|jail/s]]

Subject

Moore, Andrew B. (Andrew Barry), 1807-1873.; Alabama--History--19th Century.; Crime--Alabama--History.; Petitions; Crime--Alabama--History. ; Governors--Alabama--1860-1870