Petiton from Thomas Hayden to Governor A. B. Moore; January 28, 1859
Item
Identifier
Q134050_Q134051
Title
Petiton from Thomas Hayden to Governor A. B. Moore; January 28, 1859
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Type
text
Creator
Thomas Hayden
Date
1859 January 28
Description
From the Alabama Department of Archives and History Governor A. B. Moore Collection. A petiton from Thomas Haydenma to Governor Andew B. Moore requesting the pardon of Carter Thomason. Attacked is a letter from Thomas M. Backer, Clerk of St. Clair Couty, to A. B. Moore.
Format
Petiton
Language
English
Place
Ashville (Ala.)
Publisher
Alabama Department of Archives and History. (electronic version)
Contributor
Emma Jackson Pepperman
transcription
[[Ashville (Ala.)|Ashville Ala]]
January 28 1859
Hon [[Moore, Andrew B. (Andrew Barry), 1807-1873|A B Moore]].
Govenero
D Sir
Yours in reply to my letter of 2 <sup> nd<sup> Nov Cerni[?] to hand some Time Siner but owning to the fact that the [[Jury|jury]] that tried Young [[Carter Thomason|Thomason]] lived in different parts of the County the matter has been delayed.
I hope however that the enclosed petition & Certificate will be sifficient even that I will heat from you in a short time as the young man has well high spent the Winter in the County [[Jails|jail]] - and as I think for grith[?] a small offense. hoping to hear from you soon I suboevlio[?] myself your Friend
Obdt Sent
[[Hayden, Thomas|Thomas Hayden]]
[page break]
The [[Alabama|State of Alabama]]
[[St. Clair (Ala.)|St Clair County]]
I [[Backer, Thomas M.|Thomas M Backer]] Clark of the [[Circuit Court|Circuit Court]] of St. Clair County State of Alabama herby Certify that. [[Thomas Montgomery|Thomas Montgomery]], [[Davis, Geurral|Geurral Davis]], [[Hardan, James H.|James H Hardan]] [[Elliott,Thomas|Thomas Elliott]], [[Truss,Thomas W.|Thomas W Truss]] [[Brayer, John Y. M.|John Y M Brayer]], [[Woodall, Reuben|Reuben Woodall]] [[Sims, John M.|John M Sims]], [[Strange, Benjamin|Benjamin Strange]], [[Nichols,William| William Niekals [Nichols]]], [[Backer, John G.|John G Backer]] & [[Gaines, Louis|Louis Gaines]] were Petit [[JuryJury]] as the fall tern 1858 of the Circuit Court of St Clair County and I suppose were on that Jury that tried the Case of the State against Carter Thomason for [Assault and battery|assault]] to [[Murder| Murder]]. I know that several were on that jury but I have no record showing farther that that they were Petit Juror regularly drawn and in attendance
Lipulurss[?] my hand this 29 <sup>th<sup> day of Febuary 1859
Thomas M Backer [[Clerk|Clark]]
January 28 1859
Hon [[Moore, Andrew B. (Andrew Barry), 1807-1873|A B Moore]].
Govenero
D Sir
Yours in reply to my letter of 2 <sup> nd<sup> Nov Cerni[?] to hand some Time Siner but owning to the fact that the [[Jury|jury]] that tried Young [[Carter Thomason|Thomason]] lived in different parts of the County the matter has been delayed.
I hope however that the enclosed petition & Certificate will be sifficient even that I will heat from you in a short time as the young man has well high spent the Winter in the County [[Jails|jail]] - and as I think for grith[?] a small offense. hoping to hear from you soon I suboevlio[?] myself your Friend
Obdt Sent
[[Hayden, Thomas|Thomas Hayden]]
[page break]
The [[Alabama|State of Alabama]]
[[St. Clair (Ala.)|St Clair County]]
I [[Backer, Thomas M.|Thomas M Backer]] Clark of the [[Circuit Court|Circuit Court]] of St. Clair County State of Alabama herby Certify that. [[Thomas Montgomery|Thomas Montgomery]], [[Davis, Geurral|Geurral Davis]], [[Hardan, James H.|James H Hardan]] [[Elliott,Thomas|Thomas Elliott]], [[Truss,Thomas W.|Thomas W Truss]] [[Brayer, John Y. M.|John Y M Brayer]], [[Woodall, Reuben|Reuben Woodall]] [[Sims, John M.|John M Sims]], [[Strange, Benjamin|Benjamin Strange]], [[Nichols,William| William Niekals [Nichols]]], [[Backer, John G.|John G Backer]] & [[Gaines, Louis|Louis Gaines]] were Petit [[JuryJury]] as the fall tern 1858 of the Circuit Court of St Clair County and I suppose were on that Jury that tried the Case of the State against Carter Thomason for [Assault and battery|assault]] to [[Murder| Murder]]. I know that several were on that jury but I have no record showing farther that that they were Petit Juror regularly drawn and in attendance
Lipulurss[?] my hand this 29 <sup>th<sup> day of Febuary 1859
Thomas M Backer [[Clerk|Clark]]
Subject
Moore, Andrew B. (Andrew Barry), 1807-1873.; Petitions; Crime--Alabama--History; St. Clair County (Ala.).