Letter from A. Walker to Andrew B. Moore; November 7, 1859
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Identifier
Q0000133558 - Q0000133559
Title
Letter from A. Walker to Andrew B. Moore; November 7, 1859
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Type
text
Creator
A. Walker
Date
11/7/1859
Description
From the Alabama Department of Archives and History Governor A. B. Moore Collection. Letter from A. Walker to Andrew B. Moore seeking to join the petition requesting the pardon of Louis Bishop for manslaughter.
Format
Letter
Language
English
Place
Talladega (Ala.)
Publisher
Alabama Department of Archives and History. (electronic version)
Contributor
Riley LoCurto
transcription
[[Montgomery (Ala.)]] Nov 7/59
To his E A B Moore [[Moore, Andrew B. (Andrew Barry), 1807-1873|Andrew B Moore]]
Gov of the State of Alabama
I venture to join in the [[Petitions, Legal|petition]] for the pardon of [[Bishop, Lewis|Lewis Bishop|Bishop, Louis|Louis Bishop]] of [[Talledega County (Ala.)|County of Talledega]] who was convicted of [[Maslaughter|man slauter]] manslaugh-ter in [[St Clair County (Ala.)|County of St. Clair]]. I know Mr Bishop well in Talledega County. He was my neighbor, He is an old man with an interisting family. [hon?] and deserved when I knew him the character of a good citizen, and a proud christian. He is lame, and I think of rather fee-ble constitution[[Invalids|invalid/s]]. He is not the man, whom I would think capa-ble of committing a homicide, unless under actual or supposed necessity—I understand his health is [imperiously?] effected by his imprisonment[[Prisoner|prisoner/s]]. I believe (though I do not know it) that his pardon[[Pardon|pardoned]] would be gratifying to the people of the community, where he lives
Very Respectfully a. j. Walker
A. J. Walker [unclear]
recommendation for Pardon of Bishop
To his E A B Moore [[Moore, Andrew B. (Andrew Barry), 1807-1873|Andrew B Moore]]
Gov of the State of Alabama
I venture to join in the [[Petitions, Legal|petition]] for the pardon of [[Bishop, Lewis|Lewis Bishop|Bishop, Louis|Louis Bishop]] of [[Talledega County (Ala.)|County of Talledega]] who was convicted of [[Maslaughter|man slauter]] manslaugh-ter in [[St Clair County (Ala.)|County of St. Clair]]. I know Mr Bishop well in Talledega County. He was my neighbor, He is an old man with an interisting family. [hon?] and deserved when I knew him the character of a good citizen, and a proud christian. He is lame, and I think of rather fee-ble constitution[[Invalids|invalid/s]]. He is not the man, whom I would think capa-ble of committing a homicide, unless under actual or supposed necessity—I understand his health is [imperiously?] effected by his imprisonment[[Prisoner|prisoner/s]]. I believe (though I do not know it) that his pardon[[Pardon|pardoned]] would be gratifying to the people of the community, where he lives
Very Respectfully a. j. Walker
A. J. Walker [unclear]
recommendation for Pardon of Bishop
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.