Criminal Procedures--Charges and Specifications (Civil and Criminal)

"To make a formal statement saying that someone is accused of a crime." (Cambridge Dictionary)

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Affidavit from South Carolina Governor Robert K. Scott to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; January 24, 1869

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Affidavit from South Carolina Governor Robert K. Scott to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, requesting extradition for Joseph "Black Jo" Davis charged with an alleged murder in Abbeville County, South Carolina.

Affidavit from John Fawn; July 8, 1869

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Affidavit from John Fawn, clerk of the probate court in Washington County, Mississippi, containing the testimony of John Weis, on the Edmund Rogers jailbreak.

Letter from Louisiana Governor Thomas O. Moore to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; March 17, 1860

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter of requisition for William H. McKinney from Louisiana Governor Thomas O. Moore to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus.

Letter from R. M. Gonnell to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; March 14, 1860

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from R. M. Gonnell in Holly Springs, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus regarding the extradition of Daniel K. Boswell to Tennessee for forgery and enclosing related papers.

Letter from Theophilus Gaines to Ohio Governor William Dennison; March 30, 1860

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Correspondence between Theophilus Gaines in Cincinnati, Ohio, and Ohio Governor William Dennison sent to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus regarding a request of extradition for P. N. Lishawa who fled Ohio and took refuge in Mississippi.

Letter from Acting Governor of Kentucky Thomas P. Porter to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; May 3, 1860

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter form the acting Governor of Kentucky Thomas P. Porter to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus requesting the extradition of John Love and his wife for murder.

Letter from Jane White to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; April 29, 1860

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Jane White in Rome, Georgia, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus requesting clemency for Sidney A. White who was convicted for "stealing" an enslaved person.

Letter from Tennessee Governor Isham G. Harris to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; April 2, 1860

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter of requisition for Anderson Harris from Tennessee Governor Isham G. Harris to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus.

Letter from Illinois Secretary of State O. M. Hatch to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; June 15, 1860

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Illinois Secretary of State O. M. Hatch to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus stating that Alexander Vaughn who was wanted for murder in Mississippi was being held for extradition in Springfield, Illinois.

Letter from O. Metcalfe to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; June 4, 1860

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from O. Metcalfe in Natchez, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus asking for a pardon for Mr. Perry who was convicted of simple assault.

Petition to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; May 19, 1864

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Petition from several citizens of Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, asking for clemency for James D. Manning, a Confederate soldier convicted of alleged horse stealing.

Letter from Z. C. Fairman to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn; 1870

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from Z. C. Fairman to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, asking Alcorn for an interpretation of the law concerning the commission of the Justice of the Peace. Fairman believes that him being Mayor of Crystal Springs, Mississippi could fill said position without having been duly commissioned.

Letter from Judge Jehu Amaziah Orr to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn; March 13, 1871

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from Judge Jehu Amaziah Orr to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, concerning H. T. Hill esq., who seems to have been assassinated. The letter details how Hill had been lured away from Columbus, Mississippi, by his college friend and then ambushed by four men.

Letter from A. W. Dowling to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn; March 16, 1871

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from A. W. Dowling to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, informing Alcorn that M. Eskridge was in jail on the suspicion of having murdered a Mr. Brantly in Macon, Mississippi but was seen out with several town law enforcement officials last night.

Letter from A. D. McLindon to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn's private secretary H. F. Hewson; March 15, 1871

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from A. D. McLindon to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn's private secretary H. F. Hewson, requesting to know if the reward money that has been paid to John D. Moore, Sheriff of Lincoln County, Mississippi, was paid out of the Secret Service funds for the capture of James Dyas, who is charged with murder.

Letter from F. M. Price; March 1, 1871

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from F. M. Price, concerning the deposition of Mr. Martin, Justice of the Peace in Warren County, Mississippi, concerning the theft of a horse by Felix Stone, a resident of Madison Parish, Louisiana.

Receipt from James F. Cunningham; March 9, 1871

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Receipt from James F. Cunningham, for $200.00 to be used in the pursuit of F. B. Mooney, who has been charged with murder in Tallahatchie County, Mississippi.

Letter from Mayor William Price to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn; September 29, 1871

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from Mayor William Price of Grenada, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, recommending clemency on behalf of Tom Hanks of Grenada. Included is a note from H. F. Hewson, Alcorn's private secretary, giving a summary of Price's letter.

Letter from H. Mask and O. Davis to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn; April 19, 1871

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Letter from H. Mask and O. Davis to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, reporting on the prosecution of several men charged with violations of the Ku Klux Klan Laws.

Letter to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn; June 16, 1871

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Incomplete letter to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn, addressing accusations made against him and stating that these allegations are "wholly unjust and untrue".

Receipt from Sheriff John D. Moore; January 1871

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Receipt from Sheriff John D. Moore of Lincoln County, Mississippi, to the State of Mississippi. Moore submitted this receipt for expenses for going to Port Gibson, Mississippi, to retrieve James Dyas, who was charged with the assassination of the mayor of Brookhaven, Mississippi.

Legal document from state of Alabama to state of Mississippi; October 25, 1871

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Legal document from state of Alabama to state of Mississippi, containing a copy of Grand Jury indictment against Henry B. Whitfield charged with fraud against John A. Winston.

Extradition Request from Tennessee Governor W. G. Brownlow to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; December 9, 1868

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Extradition Request from Tennessee Governor W. G. Brownlow to Mississippi Adelbert Ames, for John Winters wanted for first degree murder.

Extradition Request from Louisiana Governor Henry C. Warmoth to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; January 1, 1869

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Extradition Request from Louisiana Governor Henry C. Warmoth to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, for Willis and Robert Haddox wanted for murder.

Extradition Request from Ohio Governor Rutherford B. Hayes to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; July 28, 1869

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Extradition Request from Ohio Governor Rutherford B. Hayes to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, for William Gilmer wanted for obtaining goods under false pretenses.