Law Offices--Clarke & Shields, Attorneys at Law (Greenville, Miss.)

Located in Greenville, Mississippi, Clarke & Shields was a law firm owned and operated by Charles W. Clarke and John W. Shields from roughly 1874 until it was dissolved by mutual consent on December 18, 1875. (The Greenville Times, September 19, 1874; The Greenville Times, January 22, 1876)

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Petition from E. Jeffords to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; January 29, 1875

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Petition from E. Jeffords to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames for pardon of Wash Green, convicted of larceny.

Letter from Charles W. Clarke to Mississippi Governor Ridgley C. Powers; January 8, 1873

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Powers Collection. Letter from Charles W. Clarke to Mississippi Governor Ridgley C. Powers, regarding how District Attorneys are paid. Clarke writes in favor of the current system.

Letter from Charles W. Clarke to M. B. Sullivan; January 4, 1874

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from Charles W. Clarke to M. B. Sullivan, asking Sullivan to request that Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames set aside a forfeiture for one of his clients. On the reverse, Ames pencils a note indicating that Clarke's letter was "Referred to Shackelford".

Letter from John N. Shields to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; July 3, 1874

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from John N. Shields to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, containing a report on rations distributed in the area of Greenville, Mississippi. The report is not included.

Letter from Charles W. Clarke to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; May 10, 1874

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from Charles W. Clarke to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, requesting leave of absence for ninety days. Leave granted for sixty days.

Letter from Charles W. Clarke to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; May 24, 1874

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from Charles W. Clarke to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, requesting 4,000 rations for the area of Greenville, Mississippi.

Petition from Charles W. Clarke to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; January 19, 1876

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Petition from Charles W. Clarke to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, asking for release of forfeiture against Julius Longfield.

Letter from Charles W. Clarke and William Burls to Mississippi Governor Ridgley C. Powers; November 17, 1873

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Powers Collection. Letter from Chas. W. Clarke and William Burls to Mississippi Governor Ridgley C. Powers, concerning a pardon for Burls.