Letter from J. Rhodes Mayo to Governor A. B. Moore; 1859
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Identifier
Q134426_Q134427
Title
Letter from J. Rhodes Mayo to Governor A. B. Moore; 1859
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Type
text
Creator
Mayo, J. Rhodes
Date
1859 October 15
Description
From the Alabama Department of Archives and History Governor A. B. Moore collection. Letter written by J. Rhodes Mayo to Governor A. B. Moore thanking his excellency for granting him clemency.
Format
Letter
Language
English
Place
Boston (Ma.)--1860-1930.
Publisher
Alabama Department of Archives and History. (electronic version)
Contributor
AnnMarie Shields
transcription
[[Boston (Mass.)|Boston]] Oct. 15<sup>th</sup>, 1859
[[Moore, Andrew B. (Andrew Barry), 1807-1873|Your Excellency]]
You’ll please pardon my omitting to send you the enclosed Petition ere, this, The last time Mrs Mayo called on you relative to the granting of my [[Pardon|pardon]], she inadvert-lently omitted to take it with her, and as it was your request, that it might be sent to either you or the Sec. of State to be filed, I do so now,
—Though the Petition was written Mch 9<sup>th</sup>, 158.—the pardon was not granted until Mch 4<sup>th</sup>, 1859.
I cannot omit, on this occasion, tendering my heartfelt gratitude
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tude to your Excellency for granting my petition, and Thereby restoring me to the society of my noble companion, and to the bosom of society
I am resolved the grace of God assist-ing my huble efforts so to act, and to live, that the kind-ness of your heart, sir, shall not be grieved, or that you shall ever have to regret the [[Clemency|clemency]] extended to
Your Excellency’s
Heart Obt & humble servant
J. Rhodes Mayo
[[Moore, Andrew B. (Andrew Barry), 1807-1873|Your Excellency]]
You’ll please pardon my omitting to send you the enclosed Petition ere, this, The last time Mrs Mayo called on you relative to the granting of my [[Pardon|pardon]], she inadvert-lently omitted to take it with her, and as it was your request, that it might be sent to either you or the Sec. of State to be filed, I do so now,
—Though the Petition was written Mch 9<sup>th</sup>, 158.—the pardon was not granted until Mch 4<sup>th</sup>, 1859.
I cannot omit, on this occasion, tendering my heartfelt gratitude
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tude to your Excellency for granting my petition, and Thereby restoring me to the society of my noble companion, and to the bosom of society
I am resolved the grace of God assist-ing my huble efforts so to act, and to live, that the kind-ness of your heart, sir, shall not be grieved, or that you shall ever have to regret the [[Clemency|clemency]] extended to
Your Excellency’s
Heart Obt & humble servant
J. Rhodes Mayo
Subject
Moore, Andrew B. (Andrew Barry); 1807-1873; Alabama--History--19th Century; Petitons; Crime--Alabama--History; Boston (Ma.)--1860-1930.