Letter from J. B. Martin to Andrew B. Moore; October 20, 1859

Item

Identifier

Q0000133548

Title

Letter from J. B. Martin to Andrew B. Moore; October 20, 1859

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Type

text

Creator

J. B. Martin

Date

10/10/1859

Description

From the Alabama Department of Archives and History Governor A. B. Moore Collection. Letter from J.B. Martin to Andrew B. Moore enclosing evidence of Louis Bishop's health for the petition to pardon him for manslaughter.

Format

Letter

Language

English

Place

Talladega (Ala.)

Publisher

Alabama Department of Archives and History. (electronic version)

Contributor

Riley LoCurto

transcription

[[Talladega (Ala.)|County of Talladega]] Octo 20/59
Honl [[Moore, Andrew B. (Andrew Barry), 1807-1973|Andrew B Moore]]
Dear Sir
you have heretofore been presented with a [[Petitions, Legal|petition]] asking the release of [[Bishop, Lewis|Lewis Bishop|Bishop, Louis|Louis Bishop]] from imprison-ment[[Prisoner|prisoner/s]]. I’ve learn that you had said that if you were satisfied that his health would be endangered by remaining in jail that you would grant the petition. I now enclose you the sworn statement of the physcians[[Physician|physician/s]]— & for their character refer you to Judge [[Judges|judge/s]] Walker, Judge rice & ask Dr. Taylor, <s>also</s> to Judge [Stoneaho?]. I would also refer you to these Gentle-men in reference to the character of Mr. Bishop— By some twenty witnesses on the trial be proved an [unsppted?] chance for Thirty years.— The facts however are already before you & as I was of. counsel for him I will refer not to Them.
you obT sevt
J. B. Martin

Subject

Moore, A. B. (Andrew Barry), 1807-1873; Governors--Alabama; Alabama--Politics and government--To 1865; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Petitions; Crime--Alabama--History.