Letter from F. S. Pate to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn; June 20, 1871

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Letter from F. S. Pate to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn; June 20, 1871

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Alcorn, J. L. (James Lusk), 1816-1894 Churchwell, Martha Churchwell, William Hewson, H. F.Jarvis, Levi Pate, F. S.Pennebaker, Wyand Smith, A. S.Smith, J. P.Smith, Polly Welsh, Martha Welsh, Thomas

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Crime Crime--Bigamy Criminal Procedure--Arrest Criminal Procedure--Indictments Trial

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Courts Courts--Circuit Courts Grand jury Mississippi. Executive Department

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Clerks Lawyers Secretaries Tennessee. Governor

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Dyer County (Tenn.)New Albany (Miss.)Tennessee Union County (Miss.)

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Criminal Status--Fugitives from justice

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New Albany, Miss: June 20^th 1871

To His Excellency
J. L. Alcorn Govr &c

Dr. Sir: The Deft, Thomas Welsh, indicted, as pr copy of indictment sent herewith, is running at large, in Dyer Co. State of Tenn. at Wards Mills, near Dyersburg, in S. Co—: Requisition Govr of Tenn. A. S. Smith will act as agent for the state of Missi—This agent resides at or near New Albany, Union Co. Miss, & when Welsh shall be arrested in Tenn. & Smith notified he will go & bring Welsh to Miss: in order to try him.

Resptfuly

F. S. Pate Dist &c

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The State of Mississippi
Union County

Circuit Court
February Term 1871

The Grand Jurors of the State of Mississippi elected summoned empane-lled, sworn and charged to enquire in and for the body of Union County and State of Mississippi upon their Oaths present that Thomas Welsh late of the County aforesaid, On the 6^th day of February A D 1871 with force and arms in the County aforesaid and within the jurisdiction of this Court having then and there a wife living to wit, Martha Churchwell now Martha Welsh did unlaw-fully felioniouly & knowingly marry One Polly Smith, against the peace and dignity of the State of Mississippi

F. S. Pate
District Attorney

The State of Mississippi
Union County

I Levi Jarvis Clerk of the Circuit Court of said County do hereby certify that the above is a true copy of a Bill of Indictment filed in my office and as I understand the Defendant is in the State of Tennesse at large

Given under my hand and seal of said Court at New Albany this 12^th day of June A D 1871

L Jarvis clrk

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N^o 32

The State
vs } Bigamy
Thomas Welsh

No prosecution

Witnesses
Martha Welsh
W^m Churchwell
J P Smith
Polly Welsh

A true Bill
Wyand Pennebaker
Foreman of the Grand Jury

Filed 10^th day February 1871
L Jarvis
Clerk

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PRECIS.
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No! [gap]

Executive Office,
State of Mississippi,
County of Union

From F. S. Pate Dist. Atty.
Address New Albany
Dated June 20/"71
Received " 24/71
Answered [gap]

Sends copy of indict-ment against Thos. Welsh for bigamy & suggests that requisition be made upon Gov. of Alabama, for said Walsh. Gives his supposed whereabouts & says A. S. Smith of New Albany will as agent for the State in the matter

JAMES L. ALCORN,
Governor.

H. F. HEWSON,
Private Secretary.