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
____ 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.