Letter to Andrew B. Moore
Item
Identifier
Q134215 - Q134217
Title
Letter to Andrew B. Moore
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Type
text
Creator
Hughes, A.A.
Date
1859 September 26
Description
Letter to Governor Andrew B. Moore requesting pardon for pardon for John O'Neal. Moore does not grant pardon.
Format
Letter
Language
English
Place
Franklin County (Ala.)
Publisher
Alabama Department of Archives and History. (electronic version)
Contributor
Jessica Martin
Rights Holder
Alabama Department of Archives and History
Relation
Q134218 - Q134219
transcription
Ala
Sept 6 1859
Gov A B Moore
Dear sir for the first time in life I wish to say something in behalf of one John Oneal in our state prison sent their from our County in April 1858 for the Crime of petty larceny and braking of a lock the prosecutor was one Patrick [Mc-Minny?] Who testafied to the facts his testimony was not [impeached?] therefore the jury had to convict Oneal it was beleeved by nearly all who heard the testimony of [McMiny?] that he swore false their was much sim-pathy expressed for Oneal at the time but owing to their both being Irishmen and Oneal and [?] stranger no person was willing to interveen for him at that time I was acting as Sheriff at the time of his conviction my brother went to Wetumpka with Oneal and believing him to the innocent of braking the lock & the larceny was owing to the [McMinny?] being in debt to Oneal through ignorance my brother thinks Oneal taken what he did the sum [it?] was $19.00 when the amount that [McKinny?] was owing Oneal way $35 under the [?] he promised
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Oneal that after twelve months he was to get up a petition asking his pardon which petition Accompanys this letter the petition I think [impersonal?] though you will know what they ask never presenting one before he was at some [?] I am satisfied that [Thirds?] of our County would have [signed?] the petition had it been presented but hoping that this number would be sufficient my brother never seen Oneal untill he was on trial he has no [?] more than he thinks he has supposed enough for ignorance and the circumstances are these McKinny employed Oneal to make boots and shoes for him he worked out something like $35 with McKinny & finding that McKinny was both unwilling & un-able to pay him I think he taken what he get of McMinny say about $19 worth and sliped off McKinny was to my knowledge hopelessly insolvent & would not pay [?] cost but made [plainiff] pay the cost and [?] the debt all ways when he was [served?] these are the circumstances governing the case of Oneal now I am as far from excuse-ing [them?] as any person it is upon the principle of governance I ask your pardon
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in the case of Oneal he has [?] half the time that he was sentenced for say three years now if you can see justice to [?] Honor [?] the poor prisoner I think you will now have reason to Regret the Act
Yours Respectfully & CC
A.A. Hughes
Late sheriff Franklin County Ala
Petition for John O’Neal From Wm Conley,
Not granted [underlined] Sep 26 1859
Sept 6 1859
Gov A B Moore
Dear sir for the first time in life I wish to say something in behalf of one John Oneal in our state prison sent their from our County in April 1858 for the Crime of petty larceny and braking of a lock the prosecutor was one Patrick [Mc-Minny?] Who testafied to the facts his testimony was not [impeached?] therefore the jury had to convict Oneal it was beleeved by nearly all who heard the testimony of [McMiny?] that he swore false their was much sim-pathy expressed for Oneal at the time but owing to their both being Irishmen and Oneal and [?] stranger no person was willing to interveen for him at that time I was acting as Sheriff at the time of his conviction my brother went to Wetumpka with Oneal and believing him to the innocent of braking the lock & the larceny was owing to the [McMinny?] being in debt to Oneal through ignorance my brother thinks Oneal taken what he did the sum [it?] was $19.00 when the amount that [McKinny?] was owing Oneal way $35 under the [?] he promised
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Oneal that after twelve months he was to get up a petition asking his pardon which petition Accompanys this letter the petition I think [impersonal?] though you will know what they ask never presenting one before he was at some [?] I am satisfied that [Thirds?] of our County would have [signed?] the petition had it been presented but hoping that this number would be sufficient my brother never seen Oneal untill he was on trial he has no [?] more than he thinks he has supposed enough for ignorance and the circumstances are these McKinny employed Oneal to make boots and shoes for him he worked out something like $35 with McKinny & finding that McKinny was both unwilling & un-able to pay him I think he taken what he get of McMinny say about $19 worth and sliped off McKinny was to my knowledge hopelessly insolvent & would not pay [?] cost but made [plainiff] pay the cost and [?] the debt all ways when he was [served?] these are the circumstances governing the case of Oneal now I am as far from excuse-ing [them?] as any person it is upon the principle of governance I ask your pardon
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in the case of Oneal he has [?] half the time that he was sentenced for say three years now if you can see justice to [?] Honor [?] the poor prisoner I think you will now have reason to Regret the Act
Yours Respectfully & CC
A.A. Hughes
Late sheriff Franklin County Ala
Petition for John O’Neal From Wm Conley,
Not granted [underlined] Sep 26 1859
Subject
Moore, A. B. (Andrew Barry), 1807-1873; Governors--Alabama; Alabama--Politics and government--To 1865; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865