Letters Concerning a Thomas Hale as a Surety for a John Hodge
Item
Identifier
Q0000133844_Q0000133845
Title
Letters Concerning a Thomas Hale as a Surety for a John Hodge
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Type
text
Creator
Douglas, Joseph
Date
1859 October 15
Description
From the Alabama Department of Archives and History Governor A. B. Moore Collection. Letters from Joseph Douglas concerning the circumstances of a Thomas Hale, a surety for a John Hodge.
Format
Letter
Language
English
Place
Marshall County (Ala.) 34.368056, -86.303889; Centreville (Ala.), 32.95, -87.134708
Publisher
Alabama Department of Archives and History. (electronic version)
Contributor
Stephen H. Boutwell
Relation
Q0000133876_Q0000133877
transcription
[[Centreville (Ala.)|Centersville]] Oct 15th 1859
To his Excellency [[Moore, Andrew B. (Andrew Barry), 1807-1873|A B Moore]]
Governor
[I?] [sent?] [some?] time since to you the petition of [[Hale, Thomas|Thomas Hale]] a citizen of [[Marshall County (Ala.)|Marshall County]] praying that two judg—ments against him (as [[Surety|surety]] of one [[Hodge, John|John Hodge]]) might be set aside. Your Excellency then being at [[Talladega County (Ala.)|[Talledaga?] Springs]] answered that if Thomas Hale would arrest Hodge you would set the forfeitures aside. I sent Hale (immediately [on?] receipt of your answer) to [[Jackson County (Ala.)|Jackson County]] with several assistants and he brought him to this County an surrendered him to the [[Sheriff|sheriff]]—said Hodge has since after his arrest appeared at the [[Circuit courts|Circuit Court]]. [?] your Excellency now be
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pleased to set the said judgement aside—which are as yet [only?] stayed for the term of six months I have got the sheriff [to?] certify the fact of Hale's [surrendering?] Hodge into his custody which is the cause the judge of our Circuit recommended [us?] to pursue.
Very Respectfully,
Yours
[[Douglas, Joseph|Joseph Douglas]]
To one of the [bills?] of [?] Hodge plead guilty—the other was not [prosec?]—[both?] cases have therefore been disposed of in court as the records of the Court disclose & the Clerk can [observe?]and which I knew to be the fact
J. D.
To his Excellency [[Moore, Andrew B. (Andrew Barry), 1807-1873|A B Moore]]
Governor
[I?] [sent?] [some?] time since to you the petition of [[Hale, Thomas|Thomas Hale]] a citizen of [[Marshall County (Ala.)|Marshall County]] praying that two judg—ments against him (as [[Surety|surety]] of one [[Hodge, John|John Hodge]]) might be set aside. Your Excellency then being at [[Talladega County (Ala.)|[Talledaga?] Springs]] answered that if Thomas Hale would arrest Hodge you would set the forfeitures aside. I sent Hale (immediately [on?] receipt of your answer) to [[Jackson County (Ala.)|Jackson County]] with several assistants and he brought him to this County an surrendered him to the [[Sheriff|sheriff]]—said Hodge has since after his arrest appeared at the [[Circuit courts|Circuit Court]]. [?] your Excellency now be
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pleased to set the said judgement aside—which are as yet [only?] stayed for the term of six months I have got the sheriff [to?] certify the fact of Hale's [surrendering?] Hodge into his custody which is the cause the judge of our Circuit recommended [us?] to pursue.
Very Respectfully,
Yours
[[Douglas, Joseph|Joseph Douglas]]
To one of the [bills?] of [?] Hodge plead guilty—the other was not [prosec?]—[both?] cases have therefore been disposed of in court as the records of the Court disclose & the Clerk can [observe?]and which I knew to be the fact
J. D.
Subject
Alabama--History--19th Century; Centreville (Ala.)|Centersville; Crime--Alabama—History; Marshall County (Ala.); Surety