Letter from Chief of Police F. W. O'Donnell to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn; January 4, 1871

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Letter from Chief of Police F. W. O'Donnell to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn; January 4, 1871

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Alcorn, J. L. (James Lusk), 1816-1894 Applegate, Calhoon Brantley, Orin Hewson, H. F.ODonnell, F. W.Ringer, Henry Ringer, William

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Crime Crime--Murder Criminal Procedure--Arrest

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Mississippi. Executive Department

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Police Secretaries

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Jackson (Miss.)Memphis (Tenn.)Tennessee Winona (Miss.)

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OFFICE OF
CHIEF OF POLICE,
217 SECOND STREET,
Memphis, Tenn., Jan 24^nd 18701

To His Ex
Gov. Alcorn.
Jackson Miss.

Dear Sir

I wish information in relation to the murder of Orin Brantley at Winona Miss, W^m Ringer, Henry Ringer, and Calhoon Applegate are the parties that stand charged with the crime I wish to know if there is a reward offered for their arrest and the amount, by sending me this information you will greatly oblige

Yours very respectfuly

F. W ODonnell
Chief. Police

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PRECIS.
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No'. [gap]

Executive Office,
State of Mississippi,
~~County~~ ^State^ of Tennessee

From The Chief of Police
Address Memphis
Dated Jany 4/71
Received [gap]
Answered Jany. 9.1871

Wants to know if there was a reward offered for the Brantley murderers

JAMES L. ALCORN,
Governor.

H. F. HEWSON,
Private Secretary.