Letter from F. M. Boone to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; May 31, 1860

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Letter from F. M. Boone to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; May 31, 1860

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Boone, Francis M.Bynum, William Dilworth, Andrew Boyd Green, J. A.Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867

Events

Criminal Procedure--Imprisonment

Organizations and Businesses

Boards of Police Courts Mississippi. Legislature

Occupations

Judges

Places

Hatchie River (Miss. and Tenn.)Jackson (Miss.)Rienzi (Miss.)Ripley (Miss.)Tippah County (Miss.)

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Rienzi Miss May 31^st 1860
Dear Sir

At the last term of the Circuit Court of Tippah County held in Ripley Miss. Mr William Bynum was by the decsn of the court fined $100.⁰⁰ and ordered to be imprisoned 10 days according to the transcript herewith enclosed. [gap] The following are the circumstances of the case. About 1836 a toll bridge and turnpike was chartered by the Bord of Police of Tippah County to Judge Green and othrs for 30 years across Hatchie River and some 5 or six years thereafter it was questioned whether the Bord of Police had the right to grant turnpikes &C and the owners thereof petitioned the legislature to con-firm by enactment the charter and there was an act passed legalizing the charter and in addition the rates of toll for a four horse or ox waggon reduced to half the amount as authorized in the original charter. The owners of the bridge and turnpike rejected the provisions as passed by the legislature and continued to charge as authorized by the Police Court. From time to time it changed owners when about twelve months since Mr W. Bynum purchased it with the belief that the legal rate for a four horse waggon was $1.00 according to the original charter as his grantors had charged before him. He com-mitted no wilful rong, believing that he only charged the amount which he was legally authorized to do. He is a young man who is a gentleman and of first respectability in the community and I am sure would not wilfully violate the law as charged and decreed knowingly [gap] He will pay the fine and I would in his behalf ask you to release him from the im-

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-prisonnment.

Hon A. B. Dilworth authorized me to use his name in the application for Mr Bynum.

I am yours Truly
F. M. Boone

To his Excellency
J. J. Pettus
Jackson. Miss.