Letter from Charles O. Booth to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn; December 3, 1870

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Letter from Charles O. Booth to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn; December 3, 1870

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Alcorn, J. L. (James Lusk), 1816-1894 Bateist, J.Bland, Charles Booth, Charles O.Decator, Samuel Elliot, A.Emerson, C.Gomez, Joseph Howard, Cado Jefferson, H.Lorah, J.Lott, George Lynch, James, 1839-1872 Mason, Simon McCormick, A. W.Robinson, Columbus Roundtree, Peter Wesley, Benjamin

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Conventions Conventions--Mississippi. Convention (1869)Crime Crime--Murder Criminal Procedure--Arrest

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Mississippi. Secretary of State

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Alabama Citronelle (Ala.)Wayne County (Miss.)

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Letter from Charles O. Booth to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn; December 3, 1870

Citronelle Ala
Dec. 3^rd 1870

To His Excelency J. L. Alcorn
Gov State of Miss. or
His Hon. James Linch Sec of State

For the consideration of the Gov.

Having some acquantance with you at least having met you ^Both^ (in the Nov^y_" Convention 1869) I take the liberty to forward to you for your consideration the within Warrant issued by Jestus M^cCormick; for the arrest of one Columbus Roberson who murred one Geo Lott at this place and has fled from Jestus and it is reported that he is in Wayne Co. in your State

And not knowing what should be done (By request of almost the entire community.—)

I foward the warrant with this information humbly and earnestly praying help—The said Columbus Roberson is about 15 or 16 years of age very heavy built light hair, full face eyes bearly or hardly blue. He is notoriously, of a malitious character

Yours truly Rev^nd

Cha^s_" O. Booth.

Witnesses

Joseph Gomez	Samuel Decator	Cha^s_" Bland
H. Jefferson	Benj Wesley	C. Emerson
J. Bateist	A. Elliot	Cado Howard
J. Lorah	Simon Mason	Peter RoundTree

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