Bailey, J. S. (James Spencer), 1819-1902

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Letter from J. S. Bailey to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; June 25, 1862

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from J. S. Bailey at Charleston, Mississippi, concerning the number of men available for militia duty in Tallahatchie County, Mississippi.

Letter from J. S. Bailey to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; April 18, 1863

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from J. S. Bailey at Charleston, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus asking that Companies F and I of the 21st Mississippi Infantry be transferred to Mississippi from Virginia.

Letter from Thomas A. Cocke to President Andrew Johnson; September 28, 1865

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from Thomas A. Cocke at Charleston, Mississippi, to United States President Andrew Johnson, seeking to get back property taken by the United States Army during the Civil War.

Petition to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey; August 21, 1865

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Petition from "loyal citizens" of several Mississippi counties convened at Jackson, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey, asking that a special court be set up at Grenada, Mississippi, to pay claims for cotton and other personal property. The petitioners recommend R. D. McLain to serve as judge.

Letter from J. S. Bailey to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; November 16, 1862

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from J. S. Bailey at Charleston, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus asking for assistance in procuring and transporting salt to Tallahatchie County, Mississippi.

Letter from J. S. Bailey to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey; July 12, 1865

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Sharkey Collection. Letter from J. S. Bailey at Charleston, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey at Jackson, Mississippi, recommending H. L. Trewalla for federal tax collector of Tallahatchie County, Mississippi.

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

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from J. S. Bailey to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, expressing support for Dr. A. Bell to retain the office of circuit clerk of Tallahatchie County, Mississippi. Included is a note from H. F. Hewson, Alcorn's private secretary, giving a summary of Bailey's letter.

List; Undated

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. List of Mississippians exempted from the amnesty proclamation of May 1865 but who were granted special presidential pardon.

Petition to Mississippi Lieutenant Governor A. K. Davis; July 29, 1875

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Petition to Mississippi Lieutenant Governor A. K. Davis, asking for pardon of A. G. Ellis, indicted for grand larceny.

Petition from J. S. Bailey to Mississippi Governor John M. Stone; March 30, 1876

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Stone Collection. Petition from J. S. Bailey on behalf of the members of the Mississippi Legislature to Mississippi Governor John M. Stone, requesting the appointment of R. J. Guthrie of Lafayette County, Mississippi, as Superintendent of Education.

Letter from W. Cothran to J. S. Bailey; April 4, 1876

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Stone Collection. Letter from W. Cothran in Carrollton, Mississippi, to J. S. Bailey, requesting an appointment as circuit court judge of the 5th district.

Petition from W. C. Warren to Mississippi Governor John M. Stone; April 1, 1876

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Stone Collection. Petition from W. C. Warren and the members of the House of Representatives at Marshall County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John M. Stone, recommending the appointment of J. W. C. Watson as judge for the circuit court of the 2nd judicial district.

Letter from A. B. Betty to the Mississippi State Board of Registration; May 8, 1877

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Stone Collection. Letter from A. B. Betty to the Mississippi State Board of Registration, asking to be appointed as registrar at Tallahatchie County, Mississippi.