Legal Document from Georgia Governor Joseph E. Brown to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; April 22, 1863

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Legal Document from Georgia Governor Joseph E. Brown to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; April 22, 1863

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Barborn, W. C.Barden, William Y.Batnett, N. C.Brannon, William H.Brown, Joseph E. (Joseph Emerson), 1821-1894 Floyd, James McAllen, Benjamin Unknown, Nancy Waters, H. H.

Events

Arrest Crime Crime--Larceny Crime--Theft

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Georgia. Executive Department

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Georgia. Governor Justices of the peace Sheriffs

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Georgia Lowndes County (Miss.)Milledgeville (Ga.)Muscogee County (Ga.)

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African Americans Enslaved people Enslavers

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The State of Georgia Muscogee County,

Before me Wm H. Brannon a Justice of the Peace in and for said County personally appeared William Y. Barden who being duly sworn, upon his [?] charges Benjamin McAllen late of said county with the offense of Simple Larceny

For that heretofore to wit on the 31^st day of October 1862, in the county aforesaid one Benjamin H. Allen did feloniously Steal and carry away from the possession of deponent a certain negro woman, slave, by the name of Nancy, about twenty eight years old the property of deponent and his children, contrary to the Statute in such case made and provided

W. Y. Barden

Sworn to & Subcribed before me this
20^th April 1863
Wm H. Brannon J.P

Georgia Muscogee County,

To any lawful officer to execute and return.

In appearance to me by the oath of William Y. Barden that heretofore on the 31st day of October 1862 in the county aforesaid one Benjamin H. Allen did feloniously Steal and carry away from the possession of the said Wm Y. Barden a certain negro woman, Slave by the name of Nancy about twenty eight years old the property of deponent and his children contrary to the Laws of the State.

You are therefore hereby required and commanded to arrest the body of the said Benjamin H. Allen and bring him before me or some other Justice of the Peace [?] and for said county that the said charge may be enquired into, and such order be read in the presence as the Law requires,

Given under my hand and seal officially this the 20^th
day of April 1863

Wm H. Brannon J.P. [gap] [Seal]

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Georgia Muscogee County, The defendant Benjamin H. Allen is not to be found in this county

James Floyd Comta
April 20th 1863

The State
vs
Benjⁿ. H. Allen
Simple Larceny

Page 3

STATE OF GEORGIA.

BY HIS EXCELLENCY, JOSEPH E. BROWN, GOVERNOR OF SAID STATE.

To all to whom these Presents shall come:

KNOW YE THAT W^m. H. Brannon whose official signature appears to the within instrument, was, at the time of affixing the same thereto, an acting Justice of the Peace in the County of Muscogee and State aforesaid which appears from the records of file in this office—and that the same is in due form of law: Therefore, all due faith, credit and authority are and ought to be had and give to his attestation as such.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand, and caused the Great Seal of the State to be put and affixed.

DONE at the Capitol in Milledgeville, this Twenty Second day of April in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and ~~fifty~~sixty three and of the Independence of the ~~United~~ States of America the ~~eighty~~

Joseph E. Brown

Received Two Dollars N. C. Barnett
Sec: of State

BY THE GOVERNOR
N. C. Barnett
SECRETARY OF STATE.

EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, GEORGIA, }
MILLEDGEVILLE, April 22^d 18563. }
Registereed & rec^d fee 50 cts

H. H. Waters
Secretary Execituve Department.

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Requisition on Gov. of Miss. for one B. H. Allen

Requisition issued for delivery of Allen to Wright, by the sheriff of Lowndes Co.

1 May 1863
By order of G Pettus

W. C. Barborn
Secy.