Petition from Citizens of Alabama to Andrew B. Moore
Item
Identifier
Q0000133878_Q0000133880
Title
Petition from Citizens of Alabama to Andrew B. Moore
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Type
text
Creator
Multiple Contributors
Date
1859 August 22
Description
From the Alabama Department of Archives and History Governor A. B. Moore Collection. A petition from multiple citizens of Alabama to Andrew B. Moore requesting executive clemency for an Elisha Heutson from the charge of manslaughter of an enslaved man. Elisha Heutson is seemingly the Elisha “Hudson” from a related petition (the identifier for the related petition is listed below). This case seemingly went to the Alabama Supreme Court.
Format
Petition
Language
English
Place
Chambers County (Ala.) 32.911111, -85.393889
Publisher
Alabama Department of Archives and History. (electronic version)
Contributor
Stephen H. Boutwell
Relation
Q0000133852_Q0000133854; Q0000133855_Q0000133856
transcription
To the Honorable [[Moore, Andrew B. (Andrew Barry), 1807-1873|Andrew B Moore]]
Govenor of the State of Alabama
The undersigned Citizens of said state respectfully request your excellency to [remit?] the fine and [[Imprisonment|Impr—isonment]] imposed on [[Heutson, Elisha|Elisha Heutson]] who was convicted at the last term of the [[Circuit courts|Circuit Court]] of [[Chambers County (Ala.)|Chambers County]] in said State, for [[Manslaughter|manslaughter]] in the second degree of a [[Slave|slave]] and fined five hundred Dollars and imprisoned Six months which Case went up to the last Term of the [[Alabama. Supreme Court|Supreme Court]] of said State and was affirmed. Believing as we do that said Heutson is a fit and proper person for Executive Clemen—cy Aug 22nd 1859
R R [mcKight?]
[?] P. [Cromdis?]
L B [Bonnis?]
H E. [?]
[?] [?] [?]
B. [T.?] [?]
S. A. [?]
R. [?.] [Tamlinson?]
[?] [?]
John W [Macgee?]
W [H?] Carlisle
Wm L Taylor
Willis S Johnson
John [Manly?]
Peter M Rowlands [Jr.?]
[G] [?] Hill Jr.
G [J?] Bankston
W. S [Winbush?]
Elega Sambert
[J?] M [Cafehart?]
Loftim [W?] Morris
[Thos?] [A?] [Sumnee?]
William H [?]
[?]
W Williams
[?] [?]
[Miller?] [and?] [Turner?]
[D.?] H. [McCoy?]
J. J. [Morgan?]
[page break]
[Ceburn?] Bennett
E Wallis
D. A. [Sands?]
W. O. Jenkins
[Mastin?] [?]
Luke [?]
Mark A. Hill [Junor.?]
W. [g.?] [Willingham?]
John [?] [Coldday?]
L. H. Simonton
Wm Nichols
William Peterson
[Ne.?] B. [Hurrs.?]
Wm [H?] Ruthland
[W?] [O?] Wills
[James?] R Phillip
Geogre [J?] Litson
Smith (Drinkard)
Wiley M [Clandon?]
T. L. [?]
[?] J. [?] [?]
M. [Wimlush?]
W [C?] [Tomlinson?]
B. [J?] [Ditson?]
R Nolen
W. L. [Modley?]
J. P. [Dickonson?]
N. [?.] Hammond
[?] [C?] Johnson
[?] B [Burelitt?]
Simoen, [G], Huggins
Wm D [?]
[?] R. [?]
A B Finley
W [T?] [Hbson?]
[G?] [H?] Stalvey
G. [W?] Clemons
[Junius?] [?] [Whilton?]
William Blackburn
Joseph Johnson
W. S. Lawrence
W. [H?]. [Bomfy?]
J M [?]
[S?]. B. [Wheclis?]
Joshua Adams
[L?] McKnight
J P [Banker?]
[Wm?] [J?] [D?] [prays?] to remit Imprisonment
Jacob [Bamfy?]
William [J?] Hall
William , [?]
[Lamuel?] [?] [?]
W [g?] [?]
J T. [Eherhart?]
B T. Finley
J. [K?] [Jhoraham?]
T W [Lcrady?]
[page break]
L B Martin
Jack [J?]. Adam
B Hood
[E?]. [T?]. Lallerwhite
John [Gilhooly?]
Chalres Cooper
Govenor of the State of Alabama
The undersigned Citizens of said state respectfully request your excellency to [remit?] the fine and [[Imprisonment|Impr—isonment]] imposed on [[Heutson, Elisha|Elisha Heutson]] who was convicted at the last term of the [[Circuit courts|Circuit Court]] of [[Chambers County (Ala.)|Chambers County]] in said State, for [[Manslaughter|manslaughter]] in the second degree of a [[Slave|slave]] and fined five hundred Dollars and imprisoned Six months which Case went up to the last Term of the [[Alabama. Supreme Court|Supreme Court]] of said State and was affirmed. Believing as we do that said Heutson is a fit and proper person for Executive Clemen—cy Aug 22nd 1859
R R [mcKight?]
[?] P. [Cromdis?]
L B [Bonnis?]
H E. [?]
[?] [?] [?]
B. [T.?] [?]
S. A. [?]
R. [?.] [Tamlinson?]
[?] [?]
John W [Macgee?]
W [H?] Carlisle
Wm L Taylor
Willis S Johnson
John [Manly?]
Peter M Rowlands [Jr.?]
[G] [?] Hill Jr.
G [J?] Bankston
W. S [Winbush?]
Elega Sambert
[J?] M [Cafehart?]
Loftim [W?] Morris
[Thos?] [A?] [Sumnee?]
William H [?]
[?]
W Williams
[?] [?]
[Miller?] [and?] [Turner?]
[D.?] H. [McCoy?]
J. J. [Morgan?]
[page break]
[Ceburn?] Bennett
E Wallis
D. A. [Sands?]
W. O. Jenkins
[Mastin?] [?]
Luke [?]
Mark A. Hill [Junor.?]
W. [g.?] [Willingham?]
John [?] [Coldday?]
L. H. Simonton
Wm Nichols
William Peterson
[Ne.?] B. [Hurrs.?]
Wm [H?] Ruthland
[W?] [O?] Wills
[James?] R Phillip
Geogre [J?] Litson
Smith (Drinkard)
Wiley M [Clandon?]
T. L. [?]
[?] J. [?] [?]
M. [Wimlush?]
W [C?] [Tomlinson?]
B. [J?] [Ditson?]
R Nolen
W. L. [Modley?]
J. P. [Dickonson?]
N. [?.] Hammond
[?] [C?] Johnson
[?] B [Burelitt?]
Simoen, [G], Huggins
Wm D [?]
[?] R. [?]
A B Finley
W [T?] [Hbson?]
[G?] [H?] Stalvey
G. [W?] Clemons
[Junius?] [?] [Whilton?]
William Blackburn
Joseph Johnson
W. S. Lawrence
W. [H?]. [Bomfy?]
J M [?]
[S?]. B. [Wheclis?]
Joshua Adams
[L?] McKnight
J P [Banker?]
[Wm?] [J?] [D?] [prays?] to remit Imprisonment
Jacob [Bamfy?]
William [J?] Hall
William , [?]
[Lamuel?] [?] [?]
W [g?] [?]
J T. [Eherhart?]
B T. Finley
J. [K?] [Jhoraham?]
T W [Lcrady?]
[page break]
L B Martin
Jack [J?]. Adam
B Hood
[E?]. [T?]. Lallerwhite
John [Gilhooly?]
Chalres Cooper
Subject
Alabama--History--19th Century; Alabama. Supreme Court; Chambers County (Ala.); Crime--Alabama—History; Manslaughter; Slavery