Petition from members of the jury of the Walker County Circuit Court to His Excellency Governor A.B. Moore
Item
Identifier
Q133520_133521
Title
Petition from members of the jury of the Walker County Circuit Court to His Excellency Governor A.B. Moore
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Type
text
Creator
Vanhoose, A E; Earnest, Wm P
Date
October 8, 1858
Description
From the Alabama Department of Archives and History Governor A. B. Moore Collection. A petition from members of the Walker County Circuit Court jury of the fall term of 1852 seeking pardon of AJ Sweat who was convicted of murder in the second degree.
Format
Petition
Language
English
Place
Walker County (Ala.)
Publisher
Alabama Department of Archives and History. (electronic version)
Contributor
Parker Hutchens
Relation
Q133515_133516; Q133517_133518; Q133519
transcription
Jasper [Walker County (Ala.)|Walker Co]] Ala
October 8th 1858
To His Excellency [[Moore, Andrew B. (Andrew Barry), 1807-1873|A.B. Moore]]
Montgomery
Ala
Dear Sir
At the fall term of the circuit court of this county ^1852 lone* B W Huntington* presiding* and __ Daniel Coggin* [[Solicitor|Solicitor]]* (page break) one Sweat* was tried on a charge of and convicted of [[Murder|murder]] in the 2nd degree and by the [[Judges|Judge]] sentenced --- to fifteen years (15ys) imprisonment in the penitentiary- I assisted in his defense. I believed then and still think that he was only guilty of manslaughter in the 1st degree, A Y* Sane* Eqr* who assisted in the defense* prosecution requested me this morning as he was leaving to unite you requesting you pardon him as he thinks he is sufficiently punished indeed it is ^always the unanimous opinion of the people of this county that he ought to be (over)
Be released. A petition in his behalf has already been signed by between 3&600 people(crossed out) citizens of this Co-lapiny* that your Excellency may feel authorized* to release him ___ leave to subscribe myself your Excellency obdt Servant
A E Vanhoose
I fully concur with Mr A E V & __ assured that in asking his (share or wishes?) that I* doing right He ought to be pardoned immediately
Your ___,
Wm P Earnest
October 8th 1858
To His Excellency [[Moore, Andrew B. (Andrew Barry), 1807-1873|A.B. Moore]]
Montgomery
Ala
Dear Sir
At the fall term of the circuit court of this county ^1852 lone* B W Huntington* presiding* and __ Daniel Coggin* [[Solicitor|Solicitor]]* (page break) one Sweat* was tried on a charge of and convicted of [[Murder|murder]] in the 2nd degree and by the [[Judges|Judge]] sentenced --- to fifteen years (15ys) imprisonment in the penitentiary- I assisted in his defense. I believed then and still think that he was only guilty of manslaughter in the 1st degree, A Y* Sane* Eqr* who assisted in the defense* prosecution requested me this morning as he was leaving to unite you requesting you pardon him as he thinks he is sufficiently punished indeed it is ^always the unanimous opinion of the people of this county that he ought to be (over)
Be released. A petition in his behalf has already been signed by between 3&600 people(crossed out) citizens of this Co-lapiny* that your Excellency may feel authorized* to release him ___ leave to subscribe myself your Excellency obdt Servant
A E Vanhoose
I fully concur with Mr A E V & __ assured that in asking his (share or wishes?) that I* doing right He ought to be pardoned immediately
Your ___,
Wm P Earnest
Subject
Moore, Andrew B. (Andrew Barry), 1807-1873.; Crime--Alabama--History; Manslaughter; Montgomery (Alabama)--History.