An Official Pardon Issued by Andrew B. Moore for Thomas Hale

Item

Identifier

Q0000133876_Q0000133877

Title

An Official Pardon Issued by Andrew B. Moore for Thomas Hale

Rights

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Type

text

Creator

Moore, Andrew B.

Date

1859 October 22

Description

From the Alabama Department of Archives and History Governor A. B. Moore Collection. An official pardon from Andrew B. Moore for Thomas Hale, a surety for a John Hodge.

Format

Pardon

Place

Marshall County (Ala.) 34.368056, -86.303889

Publisher

Alabama Department of Archives and History. (electronic version)

Contributor

Stephen H. Boutwell

Relation

Q0000133844_Q0000133845

transcription

STATE OF ALABAMA, AND BY AUTHORITY OF THE SAME,
[[Moore, Andrew B. (Andrew Barry), 1807-1873|A B Moore]] Governor of said State,
To the [[Sheriff|Sheriff]] of [[Marshall County (Ala.)|Marshall County]], and all other Officers
and Magistrates of said State—GREETING :

Whereas at <s>the</s> a late Term of the [[Circuit courts|Circuit Court]], held for the County of Marshall, forfeitures were taken against [[Hale, Thomas|Thomas Hale]] in two cases for the Sum of two hundred dollars in each case, as Security for the appearance of [[Hodge, John|John Hodge]] to answer to indictments pending against him in Said Court for [[Retailing|retailing]] [Spirituous?] [[Liquor crimes|liquors]] without License And it appearing to my satisfaction, from sundry representations to me made, and for reasons entered of record in the case, that the said Thomas Hodge is a fit subject of Executive clemency :

Now, therefore, I, A B Moore Governor as aforesaid, by virtue of the power and authority in me vested by the Constitution and Laws of the State, do hereby remit Said forfeitures taken against the Said Thomas Hale, and order that he be released from the pay—ment of the Same, upon the payment of costs—The Sheriff of Marshall County will only execute this order

In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and caused the Great Seal of the State to be affixed at Montgomery, this 22d day of October A. D. one thousand eight hundred and fifty—nine and of the Independence of the United States of America, the <s>seventy</s> 84th year

BY THE GOVERNOR:
A B Moore
[[Weaver, J. H.|J H Weaver]] [[Alabama. Secretary of State, Office of|Secretary of State]]

[page break]
Thomas Hale
Forfeitures remitted
Oct 22 1859
<u>Recorded</u>

Subject

Alabama--History--19th Century; Centreville (Ala.)|Centersville; Crime--Alabama—History; Liquor crimes; Marshall County (Ala.); Surety