Letter from G. G. Lorrey to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey; July 21, 1865

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Letter from G. G. Lorrey to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey; July 21, 1865

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Anderson, Fulton Bayley, W. E.Clark, Charles, 1811-1877 Lorrey, G. G.Sharkey, William Lewis, 1798-1873 Yerger, J. S.Yerger, William, 1816-1872

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Judges Provost Marshals

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Bolivar County (Miss.)Perthshire (Miss.)

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African Americans Historically free and newly freed African Americans

Letter from G. G. Lorrey to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey; July 21, 1865

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Perthshire, Bolivar Co. Miss. July 21^st 1865.

His Excilency.
W^m L. Sharkey, Gov of Miss

D^r. Sir

Permit me to introduce to your favorable consideration, my friend Col. W. E. Bayley—Provost Marshal of this County.

Col Bayley has done a great public service to the good people of this county. his admonition to the Freedman, his stern & inflexible, yet modest & patriotic advise to the citizens. has almost if not intirely restored law & order to Bolivar County. for he has taught the Negros his whole duty to himself & to his imployer—at the same time the imployer of freed labour has (by complying with his contracts with the Negros) assurance that labour will be stable, & faithfully & honestly performed

Any attentions to Col Bayley, will be Kindly & gratefully reciprocated by,
Yours, truly

G. G. Lorrey

Refer to,
Judge W^m Yerger=Charles Clark
Hon. J. S. Yerger=Hon Fulton Anderson, Etc