Letter from I. M. Dyer to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; December 26, 1859

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Letter from I. M. Dyer to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; December 26, 1859

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Barwell, William Dyer, J. M.Moore, A. B. (Andrew Barry), 1807-1873 Nance, Wesley B.Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867 Willis, Isaac Willis, Jasper

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Alabama Ebenezer (Miss.)Franklin County (Ala.)Holmes County (Miss.)Lexington (Miss.)

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Letter from I. M. Dyer to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; December 26, 1859

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Lexington Miss. Decr 26^th 1859

Govr J. J. Pettus

Dear Sir

Jasper Willis & Isaac Willis, as you will see by the enclosed certified copy of ^an^ indictment, were indicted in the circuit court of this county at the April Term 1858. D^r W^m Barwell, & Mr. Wesley B. Nance, two highly res-pectable gentlemen of this county, became their sureties in their recognizance to ap-pear & answer the charge against them, upon which a forfeiture has been taken and it will be made final at the next term, unless the defts in the indictment are ^then^ produced ~~at the next Court~~ From the affiant of Mr Nance, at the foot of the indictment, you will ^see^ that the Willis' are fugitives (& I will add are worthless fellows) and are now resi-dents of Franklin County, Alabama, & I write this, at the instance of the sureties, to request you to demand said fugitives from the Governor of Ala. Should you make the demand, you will please make ~~the~~ Mr Nance, the agent of this state, to recieve the Willis', from the Governor of Ala & forward the necessary papers to Mr Nance, at Ebenezer in this county.

Respectfully yrs &c
J. M. Dyer