Statement issued by Governor Israel Pickens, granting parole to Adam Lowry of Morgan County, Alabama, who was convicted of hog and horse stealing.
Citizens of the county had asked the governor to excuse Lowry from the remaining part of his punishment: "That he is poor, appears penitent - and that...so far as example or reformation may be considered the objects of punishment, these have...had the effect so far as the kind of punishment is...
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Alabama documents Statement issued by Governor Israel Pickens, granting parole to Adam Lowry of Morgan County, Alabama, who was convicted of hog and horse stealing. |
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Alabama documents Pickens, Israel, 1780-1827; Lowry, Adam; Alabama--Politics and government--To 1865; Criminal justice, Administration of; Governors--Alabama; Judges--Alabama; Prisoners--Alabama; Morgan County (Ala.) |
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Citizens of the county had asked the governor to excuse Lowry from the remaining part of his punishment: "That he is poor, appears penitent - and that...so far as example or reformation may be considered the objects of punishment, these have...had the effect so far as the kind of punishment is calculated to afford it. Hoping sincerely that this penitence may prove a genuine one, and may end in a complete reform, and to give time to ascertain whether this may be the desirable result." The statement begins halfway down the first page. [Lowry's name is spelled inconsistently in the four documents pertaining to this case; the spelling in this statement is used here and in the subject headings listed below.] |
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Q0000027524 - Q0000027525Q27524 - Q27525Statement issued by Governor Israel Pickens, granting parole to Adam Lowry of Morgan County, Alabama, who was convicted of hog and horse stealing.Citizens of the county had asked the governor to excuse Lowry from the remaining part of his punishment: "That he is poor, appears penitent - and that...so far as example or reformation may be considered the objects of punishment, these have...had the effect so far as the kind of punishment is calculated to afford it. Hoping sincerely that this penitence may prove a genuine one, and may end in a complete reform, and to give time to ascertain whether this may be the desirable result." The statement begins halfway down the first page. [Lowry's name is spelled inconsistently in the four documents pertaining to this case; the spelling in this statement is used here and in the subject headings listed below.]1822 May 121822-05-121820-1829Pickens, Israel, 1780-1827; Lowry, Adam; Alabama--Politics and government--To 1865; Criminal justice, Administration of; Governors--Alabama; Judges--Alabama; Prisoners--Alabama; Morgan County (Ala.)TextRegistersAlabama. Secretary of StateAlabama Secretary of State pardon and parole certificatesSG008758v6343Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36130EnglishThis material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though ADAH has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections.240 PPI TIFFhttp://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/voices/id/3852 |
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Statement issued by Governor Israel Pickens, granting parole to Adam Lowry of Morgan County, Alabama, who was convicted of hog and horse stealing. |
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Statement issued by Governor Israel Pickens, granting parole to Adam Lowry of Morgan County, Alabama, who was convicted of hog and horse stealing. |
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