Letter from Judge A. K. Smedes to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey; July 25, 1865

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Letter from Judge A. K. Smedes to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey; July 25, 1865

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Cowan, W. J.Sharkey, William Lewis, 1798-1873 Smedes, A. K.

Events

Criminal Procedure Criminal Procedure--Amnesty Criminal Procedure--Pardon

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Courts and Judicial Systems Courts and Judicial Systems--Probate courts Post offices

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Judges

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Mississippi--Warren County. Vicksburg

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Amnesty Oath Office
VBurg July 25^th 1865.

Gov. W. L. Sharkey=
Governor=

Mr. W. J. Cowan is glad to learn from you under date of the 21^st inst that he does not need pardon. He regrets that he ^did not^ placed in the letter addressed to you his original oath of Amnesty, which was signed by him, a certified copy of which duly signed he has of date the 19^th inst. Thanking the Lt Col & A. D. C. for his kind advice, and respectfully informing him that while your excellency's letters are marked "Chg Box 17" we have to pay postage in full on them (showing that the P. O. dep't here does not regard such endorsements) I have the honor to be at command

Your obt servant,

A K Smedes
Judge of Probate.

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Vicksburg July 25

A. K. Smeeds