Pardon from A. B. Moore; July 6, 1859

Item

Identifier

Q134048_Q134049

Title

Pardon from A. B. Moore; July 6, 1859

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Type

text

Creator

Moore, A. B.

Date

1859 July 6

Description

From the Alabama Department of Archives and History Governor A. B. Moore Collection. A pardon from Governor Andew B. Moore for Carter Thompson. Remmitted fine of $400 to $50.

Format

Pardon

Language

English

Place

Montgomery (Ala.); St Clair County (Ala.)

Publisher

Alabama Department of Archives and History. (electronic version)

Contributor

Emma Jackson Pepperman

transcription

Executive Department
[[Montgomery (Ala.)|Montgomery]], Al<sup>a<sup>. 5<sup>th<sup> July 1859

[[Thomason, Carter |Carter Thomason]] was at the Fall Term 1859, of [[St Clair County (Ala.|St. Clair County]] Court convicted of an [[Assault and battery|assault and battery]], & fined four hundred dollars, not being able to pay said fine, was [[Imprisoned|imprisoned]] by the court for six months, I am appealed by the [[Jury|jury]] who tried him, & also by a number of the good citizens of said county to remit the the fine, & discharge him from prison.- on the grounds that he is a minor, & had some provocation for his act- that he had no [wedey?] of paying the fine- has been in prison the greater portion of the time [fined?] by the law has rep-hinted his act and his father is [Lame|lame]] & [[Blind|blind]], & needs his sons services constantly- but is unable to spare the money to pay the fine- for these preasons all the all but fifty dollars is remitted where the [poginant?] of [unclear]

[Continues in the margins]

[unclear] the costs the [gainable?] on St. Clair County will discharge him

[[Moore, Andrew B. (Andrew Barry), 1807-1873|A. B. Moore]]

[page break]

Reasons for remitting fine of -C - Thompson
St Clair

Iss<sup>d<sup> July 6/59
Recorded

[Alabama Archival stamp]

Subject

Moore, Andrew B. (Andrew Barry), 1807-1873.; Petitions; Crime--Alabama--History; Assault and Battery; Lame; Blind; Montgomery (Ala.); St Clair County (Ala.).