Letter from Andrew B. Moore to the Secratary of State; 1858 March 11
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Q0000133358_Q0000133359
Title
Letter from Andrew B. Moore to the Secratary of State; 1858 March 11
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text
Creator
Andrew B. Moore
Description
From the Alabama Department of Archives and History Governor A. B. Moore Collection. Letter from Andrew B. Moore to the Secratary of State addressing the bond of a boy accused of harboring a fugitive slave.
Format
Letter
Language
English
Publisher
Alabama Department of Archives and History. (electronic version)
Contributor
Luca Brillo
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Q0000133359
transcription
Q0000133358_Q0000133359
[Executive?] [Department?]
11 March 1858
The secretary of state in America U.S. [[Legislators|representative/s]] to him an order to the [[Sheriffs|sheriff/s]] of [[Mobile County (Ala.)|Mobile County]] to post bond the [accusation?] of the sentence of death on the boy guarding, a [[Enslaved people|slave/s]], who convicted of murder at the [June?] [unclear] of the early court of Mobile 1857, and was sentenced to be hung on the 12 [unclear][unclear] the 9th of April 1844. 1858 - this [suspect?] is [granted?] [apon?] the [unclear] [unclear] the [unclear] request of [unclear] [unclear] [unclear] - who preceded on the hand of [said?] slave [[Godfey|godfey]], I [unclear] members of the [[Mobile Bar|mobile bar]]
[[Moore, Andrew B. (Andrew Barry), 1807-1873|Andrew B Moore]]
[[Enslaved people|slave/s]] Godfey
[unclear] [tiles?]
April, circa
[member?]
[June?] 11th [unclear]
Red
Names
[[Enslaved people|slave/s]] Godfey 1
[page break]
[[Alabama. Governor's Office|Executive Department]]
[[Montgomery (Ala.)|Montgomery Alabama]]
The convict [[Enslaved people|slave/s]] Godfey, mentioned in the foregoing [[Petitions|petition]] , is [[Convicted|conviction]] of death for harbouring a fugitive. In my opinion this sentence is too harsh for the alleged crime committed.
[[Moore, Andrew B. (Andrew Barry), 1807-1873|A.B. Moore]]
[Executive?] [Department?]
11 March 1858
The secretary of state in America U.S. [[Legislators|representative/s]] to him an order to the [[Sheriffs|sheriff/s]] of [[Mobile County (Ala.)|Mobile County]] to post bond the [accusation?] of the sentence of death on the boy guarding, a [[Enslaved people|slave/s]], who convicted of murder at the [June?] [unclear] of the early court of Mobile 1857, and was sentenced to be hung on the 12 [unclear][unclear] the 9th of April 1844. 1858 - this [suspect?] is [granted?] [apon?] the [unclear] [unclear] the [unclear] request of [unclear] [unclear] [unclear] - who preceded on the hand of [said?] slave [[Godfey|godfey]], I [unclear] members of the [[Mobile Bar|mobile bar]]
[[Moore, Andrew B. (Andrew Barry), 1807-1873|Andrew B Moore]]
[[Enslaved people|slave/s]] Godfey
[unclear] [tiles?]
April, circa
[member?]
[June?] 11th [unclear]
Red
Names
[[Enslaved people|slave/s]] Godfey 1
[page break]
[[Alabama. Governor's Office|Executive Department]]
[[Montgomery (Ala.)|Montgomery Alabama]]
The convict [[Enslaved people|slave/s]] Godfey, mentioned in the foregoing [[Petitions|petition]] , is [[Convicted|conviction]] of death for harbouring a fugitive. In my opinion this sentence is too harsh for the alleged crime committed.
[[Moore, Andrew B. (Andrew Barry), 1807-1873|A.B. Moore]]
Subject
Moore, Andrew B. (Andrew Barry), 1807-1873.Alabama--History--19th Century.Slavery--Alabama--History--19th century.Crime--Alabama--History