Letter from J. S. Bailey to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn; May 14, 1871

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Letter from J. S. Bailey to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn; May 14, 1871

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Alcorn, J. L. (James Lusk), 1816-1894 Bailey, J. S.Ball, Atherat Boothe, J. B.Hewson, H. F.

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Appointment to office

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Courts Courts--Circuit Courts Law Offices Law Offices--Bailey & Boothe Attorneys & Collection Agents (Charleston, Miss.)Mississippi. Executive Department Mississippi. Legislature Mississippi. Legislature. Senate Political Parties--Whig Party (U.S.)

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Clerks Collection agents Lawyers Secretaries

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Charleston (Miss.)Jackson (Miss.)Tallahatchie County (Miss.)

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J. S. BAILEY. [gap] J. B BOOTHE.
Office of BAILEY & BOOTHE,
Attorneys at Law & General Collecting Agents,
Charleston, Miss., May 14^th,, 1871

Gov, J, L, Alcorn
Jackson,

Dear Sir,

D^r. A. Ball was appointed by you Circuit Clerk of this county in December last, and was after-wards rejected by the Senate. He en-tered upon the duties of the office and is yet discharging the duties the subsequent appointee, not hav-ing qualified. I hope you will find it Consistent with your duties to retain the Doctor in the office, He is a very clever, honest sober man and can get along in the office pretty well. He is very poor with a family & needs the office very much indeed. He has lived here for many years, was an old Whig,

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and formerly a supporter of yours but has never been and is not now at all noisy in politics, He is unexceptionable as a gentleman & a good worthy citizen, and will do very well in the office. It is only new tohim, but he can get assistance, and if you will rein-state him I will see to it that the public interest shall not suffer thereby—

Truly your frd

J. S. Bailey

Every thing is quiet & peaceable here, and every body hard at work, and there is likely tobe no sort of disturbance of the public peace.

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PRECIS.
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No'. [gap]

Executive Office,
State of Mississippi,
County of Tallahatchie

From J. S. Bailey
Address Charleston
Dated May 14^th 1871
Received [gap]
Answered [gap]

Wishes the Governor to retain D^r A Bell in the office of Circuit Clk if it be consistant with his duties

JAMES L. ALCORN,
Governor.

H. F. HEWSON,
Private Secretary.