Mississippi--High Court of Errors and Appeals

Operating at the state level, the Mississippi High Court of Errors and Appeals was created by the 1832 state constitution and was comprised of three popularly-elected justices. It remained the highest appellate court in the state until 1869, when it was replaced by the state Supreme Court. (MSE)Operating at the state level, the Mississippi Supreme Court was established by Article 6 of the Mississippi Constitution on November 1, 1890. It serves as the highest court of the state judiciary branch and is led by a chief justice. The Mississippi Supreme Court serves as the court of last resort. (MSE)

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Letter from Ashton J. H. White to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; July 21, 1868
Letter from John A. Watson to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; October 29, 1868
Letter from Judge J. M. Smiley to Adjutant General John Tyler; November 23, 1868
Letter from Reuben Davis to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; December 25, 1859
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Letter from Alabama Governor Andrew B. Moore to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; August 28, 1860
Letter from District Attorney James R. Chalmers to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; August 31, 1860
Letter from B. Taylor to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; November 4, 1860
Letter from R. S. Buck to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; January 30, 1861
Letter from William M. Hancock to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; March 8, 1861
Letter to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; March 21, 1861
Letter from V. L. Terrell to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; September 11, 1861
Petition from the Covington Rangers to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; September 11, 1861
Letter from the Board of Police of Lawrence County, Misissippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; November 17, 1862
Letter from J. G. Blackwell to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; November 22, 1863
Letter from A. M. Hardin to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; March 7, 1863
Letter from William Hancock to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; June 15, 1863
Letter from Samuel Livingston to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey; 1865
Letter from J. M. Ellis to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey; June 30, 1865
Letter from Thomas Coffman to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey; July 7, 1865
Petition to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey; 1865
Letter from J. F. Simmons to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey; August 1, 1865
Letter from H. K. Moss to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey; August 23, 1865
Letter from J. M. Smith to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey; August 29, 1865
Letter from E. J. Goode to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; November 17, 1863