Letter from Murray Peyton to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn; June 10, 1870

Documents
Letter from Murray Peyton to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn; June 10, 1870

Document Network
Document Metadata

Each transcribed document contains links that connect it to other documents on the same topic in the collection.

People

Alcorn, J. L. (James Lusk), 1816-1894 Baptiste, Vincent Bowers, George Brantley, A. J.Clark, J. C.Clark, P. P.Cooper, John Davis, J. G.Dodson, W. S.Donald, L.Dowsing, Jeremiah Gillespie, W. H.Gleed, R.Glover, James Harrison, R. C.Hendricks, Early Howell, C. F.Hughes, John Jarvis, Levi Jordan, E. F.Maddox, G. M.Maddox, Thomas Maddox, Thomas T.Mitchell, S. S.Mohundro, Thomas D.Moore, J.Mortimer, George I.Murry, Thomas J.Osborn, J. D.Pate, F. S.Peyton, Murray Richards, E.Roland, A. J.Shearns, DeWitt Stallings, J.Stevens, De Witt Swearingen, J.Van Hook, G. W.Van Sheppard, J.Wallace, D. L.Woodcock, C. N.Young, Milton

Organizations and Businesses

Courts Courts--Chancery Courts Courts--Circuit Courts Mississippi. Legislature Mississippi. Legislature. Senate

Occupations

Bailiffs Chancellors City Council Members Clerks Constables Justices of the peace Mayors Police Politicians Sheriffs Supervisors Tax Assessors Treasurers

Places

Carroll County (Miss.)Clarke County (Miss.)Columbus (Miss.)Copiah County (Miss.)Jackson (Miss.)Jackson County (Miss.)Lowndes County (Miss.)Pascagoula (Miss.)Ripley (Miss.)Tippah County (Miss.)Winona (Miss.)

Page 1

[seal]

Legislative Department of Mississippi.
Office SECRETARY OF SENATE,
Jackson, June 10^th 1870.

To His Excellency
Jas. L. Alcorn,
Gov'r State of Miss.

Sir:—I am directed to inform your Excellency that the Senate has confirmed the following Gentlemen—to wit:—

On June 9^th,, 1870—

For County of Lowndes—

For Sheriff—	Jeremiah Dowsing—
" Chancery clerk—	Early Hendricks—
,, Circuit "	J. Stallings—
,, Treasurer	J. Swearingen—
,, Mayor of Columbus—	D. L. Wallace—
" Alderman "	G. W. Van Hook—
,, ,, ,,	E. Richards—
,, ,, ,,	E. Hendricks—
,, ,, ,,	J. Stallings—
,, ,, ,,	J. Moore—
,, ,, ,,	R. Gleed—

Page 2

For Justice of Peace, Beat 2 (Columbus)	L. Donald—
,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,,	R. C. Harrison—
,, Constable ,, ,, ,,	S. S. Mitchell—

County of Tippah—

For Circuit Clerk	E. F. Jordon—
,, Chancery "	G. M. Maddox—
,, Treasurer—	Tho^s Maddox—
,, Assessor—	A. J. Roland—
,, Supervisor 1^st,, District	Tho^s,, D. Mohundro—
,, ,, 2^d,, ,,	James Glover—
,, ,, 3^d,, ,,	Tho^s,, J. Murry—
,, ,, 4^th,, ,,	J. Van Sheppard—
,, ,, 5^th,, ,,	Levi Jarvis—
,, Mayor of Ripley	Milton Young—
,, Bailiff	Tho^s,, T. Maddox—

For Chancellor 9^th,,> District	DeWitt Shearns—

County of Copiah—

For Justice of Peace 5^th,, Dist.	George I. Mortimer—

Page 3

For Supervisor 4^th,, District	C. N. Woodcock—
,, ,, 5^th,, ,,	George Bowers—
,, Justice of Peace 1^st,, Dist.	C. F. Howell—
,, ,, ,, 2^d,, ,,	John Hughes—
,, ,, ,, 3^d,, ,,	Vincent Baptiste
,, ,, ,, 4^th,, ,,	J. G. Davis—
,, ,, ,, 5^th,, ,,	John Cooper—

East Pasagoula Corporation—

For Mayor—	W. S. Dodson
,, Alderman	J. C. Clark
,, ,,	V. Baptiste—
,, ,,	P. P. Clark—
,, ,,	J. D. Osborn—
,, Marshal—	W. H. Gillespie—

[written over columns of lower table: ^Reconsidered Action^ ^Reconsidered^]

Very respectfully &c—

Murray Peyton
Sec'y. of Senate

Page 4

Confirmed June 9

8^th,, Dist.
F. S. Pate Dist. Atty

Chancellor 9^th,, Dist:
De Witt. Stevens

Mayor of Winona,
A. J. Brantley
Carroll Co

Lowndes County
Tippah
Copiah
Clark
Jackson