Letter from inspectors of the Alabama State Penitentiary to Governor Andrew B. Moore; October 15,1858

Item

Identifier

Q133519

Title

Letter from inspectors of the Alabama State Penitentiary to Governor Andrew B. Moore; October 15,1858

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Type

text

Creator

Williams, Thomas; Griffin Bennet S.

Date

October 15, 1858

Description

From the Alabama Department of Archives and History Governor A. B. Moore Collection. Letter from Thomas Williams and Bennet S. Griffin to Governor Andrew B. Moore testifying to the good behavior of AJ Sweat, who was a convict in the state pentitentiary.

Format

Letter

Language

English

Place

Wetumpka (Ala.)

Publisher

Alabama Department of Archives and History. (electronic version)

Contributor

Parker Hutchens

Relation

Q133515_133516; Q133517_133518; Q133520_133521

transcription

Alabama Penitentiary

____ Oct 15, 1858

[[Sweat, Andrew J.|Andrew J. Sweat]], a [[Convict|convict]] in this institution was convicted in [[Walker County (Ala.)|Walker County]] of the crime of [[Murder|murder]] in the 2nd degree sentenced to 15 years imprisonment and received here on the 8th of October 1852.

We the unassigned Inspectors* herby certify that the conduct* of the said A. J. Sweat has been

exemplary and unexceptionable* to the present time

___Barker

Thomas Williams

Bennet S. Griffin

Subject

Moore, Andrew B. (Andrew Barry), 1807-1873.; Crime--Alabama--History; Manslaughter; Montgomery (Alabama)--History.