Docket related to the case of Godrey, an enslaved boy
Item
Identifier
Q0000133364
Title
Docket related to the case of Godrey, an enslaved boy
Rights
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Type
text
Creator
Moore, Andrew B.
Date
1858 May 4
Description
The docket for the case of Godfrey, an enslaved boy, whose execution was stayed for only several months by Andrew B. Moore. Godfrey was convicted of murdering a white boy but citizens of Mobile petitioned to have him pardoned because of his young age.
Format
docket
Language
English
Place
Mobile County (Ala.)
Publisher
Alabama Department of Archives and History. (electronic version)
Contributor
Darrin Federspill, Julia Brock
Relation
Q0000133362_Q0000133363, Q0000133365_Q0000133368
transcription
Godfrey, Slave, tried
for the crime of murder
further execution of sentence
suspended until 16/
July next
Iss: May 4 1858
Rd
[Alabama Department of Archives and History stamp]
March. April. May
1858
for the crime of murder
further execution of sentence
suspended until 16/
July next
Iss: May 4 1858
Rd
[Alabama Department of Archives and History stamp]
March. April. May
1858
Subject
Slavery--Alabama--History--19th century, Alabama--History--19th Century, Moore, Andrew B. (Andrew Barry), 1807-1873.